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INTRODUCTORY. 

Nearly three centuries have elapsed since the territory now 
included within Dover's limits was first visited by white men ; 
and this vast period of time has been so crowded with incident, 
has witnessed so many stirring and decisive events and has brought about 
so great a number of radical changes in modes of government, manners of 
living, habits of thought, and methods employed in manufacturing and in 
•commerce, that even were this brief sketch to be so extended that it would fill a goodly volume it 
-would still be but an incomplete record of the doings which have transformed a howling wilderness 
into one of the most important, flourishing and beautiful cities in New Hampshire. The Seventeenth 
Century had but barely opened when the expedition, which was to number among its results the first 
visitation by civilized man of this region, left England, for it was the tenth day of April, 1603, that 
two tiny vessels sailed from the port of Bristol, sent out by the enterprising merchants of that place 
on a voyage of discovery and exploration. Tiny indeed were these vessels— so tiny in fact that both 
of them could easily be stored in a corner of the hold of one of the great steamships now so common, 
for the larger vessel was of but fifty tons burden while her companion was only half that capacity. 
But, small as they were, they reached the shore of the new world in safety under the skillful captain- 
-ship of Martin Pring, and from them a boat expedition was sent up the Pascataqua River for a 
-distance of twelve miles or so. "Very goodly groves and woods and sundry sorts of beasts" were 
^een by the little band of explorers, but no attempt to found a settlement was made, the purpose of 
itheir errand being merely to gain an idea of " the lay of the land." 



4 DOVER AXD ITS POIXTS OF IXTEREST. 

Eleven years later, or March 3, 16U,no less a personage tban Capt. John Smith, of Pocahontas fame- 
embarked from London and reached Monhegan on the thirtieth day of the following month. After 
arriving at this point he built seven boats, and in one of these, accompanied by eight men, he entered 
the Pascataqua. At this time there was not, so far as is known, a single European residing at any 
point on the long coast line extending from Plymouth to the French settlement on the island of Blount 
Desert, although scattered along it at sparse intervals were places temporarily visited by fishermen. 
This state of affairs continued for nearly a decade after Smith's visit, the time and manner of its- 
termination being stated in Hubbard's "History of New England "' thus : 

THE KIRSX SETTLEMENT. 

"Some merchants and other gentlemen in the west of England, belonging to the cities of Exeter,. 
Bristol, Shrewsbury, and the towns of Plymouth, Dorchester, etc., . . . having obtained patents- 
for several parts of the country of New England, . . . made some attempts at beginning a 
plantation in some place about the Pascataqua River about the year 1623. . . . They sent over 











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that year one Mr. David Thompson, with Mr. Edward Hilton and his brother, Mr. William Hilton., 
who had baen fishmongers in London, with some others that came along with them, furnished with 
necessaries for carrying on a plantation there. Possibly some others might be sent after them in the 
years following, 1624 and 1625, some of whom first, in probability, seized on a place called the Little 
Harbour, on the west side of Pascataqua River, towards or at the mouth thereof ; the Hiltons in the 
meanwhile setting up their stages higher up the river towards the north-west, at or about a place since- 
called Dover." 

The accuracy of the above statement has been questioned, particularly that portion of it which- 
gives the year of settlement as 1623, but the author was certainly in a position to gather and preserve 
authentic information relative to the history of those times for he was the Reverend William 
Hubbard, a graduate of Harvard in 1642, and a learned and careful historian, who not only made free 
use of all available records but also of the abundant opportunities he possessed for consulting the 
early settlers, and in this latter connection it is worthy of note that when Mr. Hubbard was officiating 
as a minister in Ipswich, in 1658, Dover's original settler, Edward Hilton, was living near Exeter, less- 



DOVER ASD ITS FOISTS OF IS T BREST. 



than a dav's journey distant. But happily it is no longer necessary to depend upon mere probabilities 
to establish the date of Dover's settlement, for a few years ago there was discovered among the files 
-of Suffolk Court, an original document which determines it beyond a reasonable doubt. This paper is 
in the form of a petition for a confirmation of a sale of territory made by Tahanto, Sagamore of 
Penacook, in 1636, to William Hilton, Sr., and his son, 'William Hilton, Jr., the petitioner. The 
petition was presented in 1660, and fully covers the point at issue as will be seen by the following 
-extract : 

" MVJiereas, your petitioner's father, William Hilton, came over into New England about the 
^eare Anno : Dom : 1621, & yor petitioner came about one yeare & an halfe after, and in a little 
tyme following settld ourselves upon the River of Pascataq with Mr. Edw. Hilton, who were the 
first English planters there — "' 

The petitioner was a nephew of Edward Hilton and bore a high reputation for integrity. It is 
known that his father came to Plymouth in the ship Fortune, November 11, 1621, and that his 
wife and children followed in July or Aua'ust, 1623, or in other words after an inter\-al of about a year 
:and a half, as stated in the petit: - the evidence is conclusive that Edward Hilton settled at 

Dover in 1623, and as such is 
the fact Dover is entitled to the 
bonor of being the first settled 
town in Xew Hampshire, and 
Hilton to the distinction of hav- 
ing been the first permanent 
settler in the State. 

The exact locality of the 
■original settlement is not pos- 
itively known, that is to say it 
is not established by record, but 
tradition places it at the extreme 
southern point of Dover, and 
authorities very generally agree 
that this tradition is worthy of 
credence. Certainly a more 
advantageous spot could not 
have been selected, for it was 
-easy of access by waterways, 
which always form the chief and 
-often the only means of commu- 
nication in a virgin and wooded country ; the broad expanse of water on all sides but one rendered 
it practically impossible for the savases to approach in anv considerable force unseen, and the great 
abundance of fish, so easily available at certain seasons, afforded an unlimited and invaluable food" 
-supply which insured the settlers against that famine which was a by no means uncommon experience 
•of Xew England pioneers less fortunatelv located. From an aesthetic point of view, also, the choice 
was a wise one, for the scenery is beautiful and varied in this region which is now a popular summer resort. 

Despite these advantages of location the work of settlement proceeded very slowly, Hubbard 
stating that in 1631 "there were but three houses in all that part of the country adjoining the 
Pascataqua River. There had also been some expense about salt works." 

The title under which Edward Hilton and his associates in England held their lands was some- 
-what vague and unsatisfactory so they made application to have it more specifically defined. All the 
territory on this continent between the fortieth and the forty-eighth degrees of north latitude was 
■controlled by an organization generally called the ''Plymouth Council," which held and disposed of 
4he lands within these limits by virtue of letters patent received from the King, November 3, 1606, 




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6 DOVER AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 

anrl it wa-s this body which made the grant desired by the Dover settlers and those associated witht 
them. It was issued March 12, 1630, and as all the land titles in Dover and several neighboring towns- 
proceed from it it is of sufficient interest to warrant our giving it almost verbatim : 

" Now know yee that the said President & Councell by Virtue & Authority of his Majties said 
Letters Patents, and for and in consideracon lliat Edward Hilton & his Associates hath already at his 
and their owne proper costs and charges transported sundry servants to plant in New England aforesaid 
at a place there called by the natives Wecanacohunt otherwise Hiltons' point lying som two leagues from 
the mouth of the River Pascataquack in New England aforesaid where they have already Built som 
houses, and planted Corne, And for that he doth further intend by God's Divine Assistance, to 
transport thither more people and cattle, to the good increase and advancement & for the better 
settling and strengthing of their plantacon as also that they may be better encouraged to proceed in 
soe pious a work which may Especially tend to the propagacon of Religion and to the Great Increase 
of Trade to his Majties Realmes and Dominions, and to the advancement of pulilique plantaeon, Have 
given granted Enfeoifed and Confirmed, and by this their p'sent writing doe fully clearly and 
absolutely give grant enfeoffe and confirm unto the said Edward Hilton his heires and assignes for 
ever, all that part of the River Pascataquack called or known by the name of Wecanacohunt or 
Hiltons' Point witb the south side of the said River, up to the flail of the River, and three miles into 
the Maine Land by all the breadth aforesaid. Together with all the Shoares, Creeks, Bays Harbors 
and Coasts, alongst the sea within the limits and Bounds aforesaid with the woods and Islands next 
adjoyneing to the said Lands, not being already granted by the said Councell unto any other person or 
persons together alsoe with all the Lands River mines Minerals of what kinde or nature soever, woods 
Quarries, Marshes, Waters, Lakes, ffishings. Huntings, Hawkings ffowlings, Comodities Emolurats and 
hereditaments whatsoever withall and singular their or to the said Lands lying within the same Limits- 
or Bounds belonging or in any wise appertaining . . . unto the said Edward Hilton his heirea,^ 
Associates and Assignes forever to the onely proper use and behoof of the said Edward Hilton hi» 
heires Associates & Assignes for ever, yielding and paying unto our Soveraigne Lord the King one- 
flSftb part of Gold and Silver Oares, and another ffifth part to the Councell aforesaid and their 
successors to be holden of the said Councell and their successors by the rent hereafter in these p'sents- 
Reserved, yielding and paying therefor yearly for ever unto the said Councell tlieir successors or 
Assignes for every hundred Acres of the said Land in use the sume of twelve pence of Lawfull 
money of England into the hands of the Rent gatherers for the time being of the said Councell yr 
successors or Assignes for all services whatsoever." 

Nearly a year and a half elapsed before the actual delivery of the land, this ceremony being^ 
performed July 7, 1631, by Thomas Lewis, acting under power of attorney from the Council. It was- 
delivered on the premises, the witnesses being Thomas Wiggin, William Hilton, Samuel Sharpe, and 
James Downe. 

No record appears of any history of the Dover settlement during the time between the date of 
the grant and the formal delivery of the land, and indeed the records of the early history of this 
colony are exceptionally meagre and unsatisfactory, especially when compared with those of the 
Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies, and the reason of this difference is plain. Men possessed of 
peculiar ideas and identified with a movement resulting from them, naturally take care to see that full 
and clear records are made of the origin and progress of that movement, that their ways may be 
justified and their convictions and sacrifices appreciated by their successors, and in time, by all man- 
kind. Then again, the history of such an undertaking cannot but be of peculiar interest to the 
student of humanity and must of necessity contain more of romance and of unusual happenings than 
the history of an enterprise carried on by those seeking to better merely their worldly position, and so 
actuated by the commonplace motives which animate people in general. The Pilgrims of Plymouth 
and the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay did not leave the old country because they could not gain a. 
satisfactory livelihood there, or because they thought the New World offered more opportunities for 



DOVER AND ITS POINTS OF INTKHEST. 7 

the accumulation of wealth, but because they sought that liberty of conscience which was denied them 
in England ; but while this motive was common to them both there was one essential point of 
difference between them which is now generally overlooked, the result being that Puritan and Pilgrim 
are almost synonymous terms in the popular mind, the only distinction made being that the Puritans 
settled at one point on the coast and the Pilgrims at another. Yet their convictions were radically 
different, for the Pilgrims felt themselves obliged to separate entirely from the Church of England and 
to discountenance iis existence, while the Puritans recognized that church but had conscientious 
scruples concerning some of its ceremonies. The New Hampshire colonists belonged to neither i)arty. 
They held no peculiar ideas concerning Church or State and had no theories of terapoi-al or spiritual 




Central Avenue, Looking South. 



government differing from those accepted in England, their only object in braving the dangers and 
discomforts of life in the wilderness being the acquisition of wealth. Of course this motive was 
mixed with various others, such as a liking for a life of adventure and an ambition to gain a social 
position denied to many of them in the Old World ; but they were guided in their affairs and encouraged 
in their efforts by no dominating, conscientious conviction peculiar to themselves, and so the early 
historians gave but little heed to their enterprises and the records now extant'have mostly to do with 
the number of beaver skins and other furs obtained from the Indians, the amount^^of fish cured for 
the English market, and other prosaic happenings. 

The most prominent man among those witnessing the delivery of the lands to Edward Hilton was 
Captain Thomas Wiggin, who probably represented the Bristol merchants who hadjtaken that portion 



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DOVER AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST 



now comprised within Dover's limits as their own. He returned to England the following year to get^ 
men and means to carry on the work of settlement bnt proceedings were delayed on account of 
negotiations for the sale of the property, they being brought to a successful conclusion in 1633. The 
Bristol men disposed of their interests for the sum of 2150 pounds, and it is said that the purchasers 
were the Puritan Lords, Say and Brook, George Willys and William Whiting, but there were 
evidently others besides these judging from the subsequent records relating to the property. This 
change in ownership brought about a change also in the religious auspices under which the colony was 
conducted, for Edward Hilton was an adherent of the Church of England, while his successor, Captain 

Thomas Wiggin, was of Puritan sympa- 
thies. He is spoken of in a letter written 
June 22, 1633, to Governor Winthrop, of 
Massachusetts, as follows : 

"Before I end, I must not forgett to 
put you in minde of one that is cominge 
to you, whoe hath deserved exceedingly 
of your father & the plantation, many 
wayes ; he discovered ( under God ) our 
enemies plotts, ifc helpt to prevent them ; 
he hath also dispossest our enemies of 
their hope, Pascataqua, and intends to 
plant him selfe and many gracious men 
there this sommer. Noe doubt but this 
may be and wil be by diverse in this shipj) 
reported to you ; but out of the mouth of 
diverse witnesses the truth is confirmed. 
I have, and you all have cause to blesse 
God that you have soe good a neighbour 
as Capt. Wiggin." 

October 10, 1633, Wiggin landed at 
Salem, Mass., with "about thirty" colo- 
nists for Dover, "some of whom were of 
good estate and of some account for 
religion," and the party proceeded with- 
out delay to the settlement at Hilton's 
Point. They were accompanied by Rev. 
William Leverich, " an able and worthy 
Puritan Minister," and a meeting-house 
was built the following year, or in 1634, 
so that this parish has the honor of being 
the first to be established in New Hampshire. Captain Wiggin did not long remain in control of the 
colony, being succeeded in 163V by Rev. George Burdett, who was made Governor by agreement 
of the people who were otherwise destitute of civil government, as the corporation under whose 
auspices the settlement was being developed had been organized merely for planting and trading 
purposes and had no governing powers. 

About December, 1638, he was succeeded by Captain John Underbill, who came to Dover that 

year on account of his being banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Underbill was a brave 

soldier but^appears to have been unprincipled and utterly untrustworthy, both in private and public life. 

Underbill was succeeded as chief magistrate by Thomas Roberts, ancestor of the very large 

family of that name to be found throughout New Hampshire and Maine. 

The Pascataqua plantations came under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts in 1641, this change 
being made with the full consent of the people, as important concessions were made to individuals and 




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DOVER AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 9 

to the towns, and the colonists ( those of Dovpi- especially ) were tired of the confusion arising from 
the contests of those favoring and those opposing annexation. They knew that no effective resistance 
could be made if Massachusetts sought to gain her end by force of arms, and, as they made excellent 
terras (Massachusetts granting everything in exchange for the simple title of sovereignity,) their 
their course was undoubtedly the wisest one that could have been taken. The Pascataqua towns 
remained under Massachusetts jurisdiction for nearly forty years, and so fully were their rights 
respected and so much did they prosper while this state of affairs continued that the majority of the 
people were reluctant to accept the mandate which made New Hampshire a royal province and severed 
their connection with Massachusetts. 

The thirty years following the anne.^ntioii of Dover tn ^Iissachusotts was comparatively 




Morrill nLocK, Franklin Square. 



tineventful, hut this period was to be followed by one the like of which the colony had never known 
for they had thus far lived at peace with the Indians, who had cordially welcomed the early settlers ; 
but long-continued abuse, cheating and contempt of the redskins by many of the colonists at last had 
their natural effect, and in 1675 the first general war with the Indians commenced, the first blood-shed 
•occurring at Oyster River, in September of that year. 

Interesting and romantic as the history of these Indian troubles is and important as was their 
influence upon the fortunes of the colony, we cannot give them even passing notice as the exigencies of 
space compel us to proceed at once to the events attending the birth of the present Dover, for old as 
the town is in one sense, in another it is comparatively young, for it was truly " born again" after the 
advent of the manufacturing enterprises which inspired it with such life and vigor that in a few years 



10 DO VER AND ITS POINTS OP INTEREST. 

it caught up with and passed by every town in New Hampshise but one, Dover being second only to> 
Portsmouth in population for nearly a score of years. 

The last year in which Dover blood was shed upon Dover soil was in 1725, during the French and 
Indian War, but many of the townspeople lost their lives during the Revolution, for the people were 
heart and soul in favor of that war and were well represented in the Continental armies. The 
population of the town in 17V6 was less than it had been in 1700, being but 1666, and at the close of 
the Revolution it was still less and the town, and in fact the entire country, was poor, much indebt, 
and struggling against the many disadvantages of a worthless currency. The effects of the war 
continued long after the close of the struggle, but soon after the establishment of the Constitution the 
industries and commerce of the country began to revive, although years elapsed before Dover began 
to feel the full benefits of the new order of things. The first United States census, taken just a. 
century ago, in 1790, found Dover with a population of 1998, an increase of 132 in fifteen years, and 
the result of the census of 1800 was even more discouraging, while that of 1810 was but little better,. 




Franklin Square, Dover. 

and that of 1820 indicated slow progress, but from 1820 to 1830 the old town " made up for lost time"" 
in a most decided manner, and progress was so rapid and pronounced thereafter that in 1855 it wa» 
deemed necessary to have a city charter in order that the business of voting could be carried out in one 
day, instead of extending over two or three as was frequently the result of the unwieldy towi* 
organization, and in order that all public business might be more efiiciently and promptly transacted. 

At this time the area of Dover was practically the same as now, it having been greatly reduced 
from the original township which included the present City of Dover, Somersworth, Rollinsford, 
Durham, Wadbury, Lee, Newington and probably a part of Greenland. A small portion of the lower 
eastern end of Rollinsford was restored to Dover in 1879. 



DO VER AND ITS PO/M'S OF INTEREST. 



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DOVEK AS A CIXV. 

The act incorporating the City of Dover was signed June 29, 1855, and the charter was aewptc<l 
by the townspeople at a meeting held August 15, 1855, the first mayor taking the oath of office and 
the city government being inaugurated March 25, 1856. 

The great increase in wealth and population which caused the town government after an cxisience 
of 222 years to be superseded by a city organization, was chiefly brought about by the cotton industry 
which had its origin here in 1812, when the Dover Cotton Factory was incorporated with a capital of 
$50,0(10, this company building a factory two miles above the Lower Falls, as it was then thought 
that the i)ower at the latter point was fully taken up by the saw and grist mills there located. This 
establishment was long known as the Upper Factory and was not so successful as its projectors had 
supposed it would be ; but they had strong faith in the future of the cotton industry and in 1821 they 




Centkal Square, Dovjsk. 

extended their operations very considerably, obtaining control of the Lower Falls and building the- 
first cotton mill erected in the village ; the capital of the company having been increased to $500,000. 
It was again increased, June 17, 1823, to $1,000,000 and the name of the corporation was changed from 
the " Dover Cotton Factory " to the " Dover Manufacturing Company," a third increase of capital 
being made June 20, 1826 when it became $1,500,000. The company failed to make the enterprise 
profitable, however, and was succeeded by a corporation which still exists and which has made the 
undertaking one of the most extensive and best-known of the kind in the world. This is the " Cocheco 
Manufacturing Company," incorporated June 27, 1827, with a capital of $1,500,000, and now operating 
five mills and manufacturing some 32,000,000 yards of cloth per annum. Connected with this 
enterprise are the Cocheco Print Works ; their product amounting to about 50,000,000 yards per 
annum ; the two establishments consuming 12,000 bales of cotton a year. Employment is given to 
2,000 operatives and the monthly pay-roll amounts to $50,000. The plant of machinery in these mills 
includes 100,000 spindles and 2,443 looms. 



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DOVER AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



Some conception of the effect which the establishment of cotton manufacturing and of other 
industries had upon the town may be gained by comparing the increase in population in the years 
following their introduction with that of previous years. In 1790 the population of Dover was 1998 ; 
in 1800 it was 2062, a gain of 64 in ton years. In ISIO it had become 2228, a gain of 166, and in 1820 
it was 2871, a gain of G-t3. But during the decade following, or that in which the cotton business was 
founded, there was an increase in population of almost 100 i)er cent., the number of inhabitants in 1830 
being 5449, or 2578 more than in 1820, And the increase in wealth was even more decided, for the 
taxable property more than doubled in amount and the legitimate consequence of the era of prosperity 
■which had dawned upon the community was to be seen in the many new streets which had been laid 
out, the new bridges which had been built, the hundreds of new dwelling houses which h.ad been 
constructed, and the new church edifices which had been erected. Nor were these the only results of 
the changed condition of affairs. This same decade witnessed the opening of the Dover Bank and of 
the Savings Bank of the County of Strafford, the incorjioration of the Dover Aqueduct Company and 




Central Avenue, Dover, Looking North. 



the establishment of two newspapers, the Gazette and the Inquirer, making three local publications of 
this kind, as the Dover Sun, had been founded some thirty years before. 

From 1830 to 1840 the growth of the town was by no means so large as during the preceding 
•decade, but this check in progress was not confined to Dover for the whole country was injuriously 
affected by the conditions then prevailing. There was great uncertainty as to the action of the 
government on the nullification and tariff questions, disastrous speculations in Eastern land had shaken 
•confidence and unsettled values, and this condition of affairs was aggravated by the suspension of 
specie payments and the subsequent financial panics which destroyed some great business enterprises, 
crippled many more and caused capital to be as timid as it had formerly been venturesome. 

The gain in population from 1840 to 1850 was almost double that of the preceding ten years it 
being 1728, making the total number of inhabitants 8186. This decade witnessed the advent of the 



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railway, which worked great changes in the business of the town. As a whole these changes were- 
beneficial but individual enterprises suffered and in some cases were utterly destroyed, notably, 
that conducted by the Dover Packet Ccmpany, which had been in successful operation for many years- 
as it furnished the sole means of intercourse between Dover and the business world and so transported i 
all the freight to and from the town. Many vessels were utilized and at one time Dover's commerce 
with Boston was greater than that of any other place east of New York, Portsmouth excepted- 
Naturally " the Landing" had long been the centre of business but later the opening of the Boston & 
Maine Railroad, in 1841, and the building, a few years later, of the Cocheco Railroad to Alton,, 
business deserted the Landing gradually and established itself convenient to the railroad. Within the; 
past ten or twelve years the shipping interests of Dover have revived and a large, well-equipped fleet; 
of coasting vessels now sail from this port. 




Residenck of Jonathan Sawyer, Esq. 



Dover's importance as a distributing point for trade in the interior declined very materially, of 
course, after the building of the railroads, but this was more than compensated for by the development 
of local interests. 

But little gain in population was made from 1850 to 1860, the increase being but 316, but during 
this period the town became a city and many valuable improvements were inaugurated, such as the use 
of gas in the houses and streets, better sidewalks and roadways, a police court and a more prompt and 
eflicient enforcing of the laws. 

In 1870 the population had become 9,874, showing an increase of 1,.372 during the decade, and in 
1880 the figures were 11,693, a gain of 1,819 in ten years. By the census of 1890 Dover has a 
population of 12,780, showing an increase of 1,093 and proving that she is fully maintaining her 
position among New Hampshire cities. 

As has before been stated, the rapid development of Dover during the years immediately preced- 
ing and following the adoption of a city charter, was not due entirely to the cotton industi-y but to- 



14 DO VSR A^D ITS POINTS OF INTER EST. 

the combined effects of this and other branches of manufacture, prominent among the latter being 
the woolen industry which was established here by Alfred I. Sawyer, founder of tlie enterprise now 
•carried on by the Sawyer Woolen Company and known throughout the country. 

The boot and shoe industry has been and is another potent factor in the building up of the town 
and city, it having attained large proportions since its introduction in 1847. In fact, when the busi- 
ness is good, more hands are employed in this than in any other local industry and the very magnitude 
of the trade prevents our giving it the attention it deserves, for were we to make anything like 
detailed mention of each of the houses engaged in it, the limits of our space would be far exceeded. 
As far back as 1854 there were eight shoe factories in town, some of which were very large for that 
period, and at the present time Dover has some establishments of this kind that will compare favorably 
■with any in the State. 

Boots and shoes are not the only leather goods that are manufactured in Dover on a very large 
scale, for the firm of Isaac B. Williams & Sons are extensively engaged in the production of leather 
belting and lacings, thej' operating one of the largest factories of the kind in the country. 

The banks of Dover have rendered such efficient aid in developing the resources of the city, that 
the history of each and all of them will well repay careful study. 

The educational facilities of Dover are excellent and the history of their origin and development 
is very interesting, but the necessity of keeping this sketch within its assigned limits compels us to 
pass it by. Franklin Academy, incorporated in 1805, has a high reputation and numbers among its 
graduates many men who have won distinction in public, professional and business life. The pnblic 
schools are liberally supported and efficiently conducted, so that by no means the least of Dover's 
many advantages as a place of residence is the opportunity afforded to give one's children a sound, 
practical and thorough education. 

The Church societies of the city embrace nearly all the more prominent religious sects, and many 
commodious church edifices adorn the streets. 

Fraternal and benevolent societies are also well represented, the Masons being especially numerous 
and influential. Orphan Council, No. 1, was organized April 2.3, 1832, and has the honor of being the 
oldest council in the State. The Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Knights of Honor, and other prom- 
inent societies have large memberships and do much to promote sociability and alleviate distress. 

It is just about a century since the first newspaper published in Dover appeared, and the history 
of the many journalistic failures and successes since that time would make a large but very interesting 
volume. The great political parties have for some j'ears been very ably represented in this city by 
daily as well as by weekly publications, and as regards devotion to the interests of all people, literary 
merit, enterprise, circulation and advertising patronage, the Dover newspaper press will not suffer by 
comparison with that of any other New Hampshire city. 

No mention has been made in this sketch of the advantages offered by Dover as a purchasing 
center, for these are very fully set forth in the pages devoted to description of the more prominent 
mercantile and manufacturing enterprises, the high standing of which in comparison with those of 
other communities, conclusively proves that the conditions under which operations are carried on here 
are, on the whole, exceptionally favorable. 

New enterprises, and })articularly new manufacturing enterprises, will be cordially welcomed by 
the people, both in their private and in their corporate capacity, and the natural and other advantages 
■offered are such as may well attract those contemplating the establishment of new plants or the 
removal of those now established under unfavorable conditions. Dover is an excellent city to live in as 
well as to do business in, and judging from present indications her development during the next ten 
years will have made her more prominent than ever among New Hampshire cities when the opening of 
the twentieth century finds her well on her way towards her three hundredth birth-day. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER, 




Dover Clothing Co., Clothiers and Jlerchant Tailors; 
W. S. Bradley, Proprietor. 4i!6 and 438 Central Avenue, 
Dover, N. H. — The Dover Clothing Company began oper- 
ations in 1880, and during the past decade have built up a 
business which is remarkable alike for its magnitude and 
its scope. The great secret of this company's general 
popularity lies in the fact that all classes of trade are 
catered to vpith equal care and ability. They will make 
you as choice a custom garment as any tailor in New 
England, and they will furnish you with a strong, durable 



garment at a very low price, for work- 
ing wear; and in either case will give 
full value for every dollar received 
and spare no pains to satisfy you fully 
in every respect. Extensive facilities, 
broad experience, and exceptional exe- 
cutive ability are essential to the suc- 
cessful carrying out of so liberal and 
comprehensive a policy, and the fact 
that it is successfully carried out 
proves that none of these conditions 
are wanting. l\Ir. W. S. Bradley, the 
jiroprietor of this representative enter- 
prise, is a native of Fairtield, Vt. , and 
is widely and favorably known in busi- 
ness circles throughout this section of 
the State. He gives close supervision 
to the various departments of the under- 
taking, and has the business so thor- 
oughly systematized that the respon- 
sibility for any mistake can be easily 
placed — and as a consequence, mis- 
takes are of ver}' rare occurrence. 
From six to ten assistants are em- 
ployed in the store, and from twenty 
to fifty in the workrooms ; so that 
despite the magnitude of the business 
callers are assured prompt and careful 
attention and all orders can be filled 
at short notice. The premises utilized comprise two 
floors and a basement, each measuring 40 X 90 feet, and a 
large proportion of this extensive space is taken up by 
the heavy stock of clothing, gentlemen's furnishings, hats, 
caps, etc., which is complete in every department and 
comprises the latest fashionable novelties. Goods are 
cheerfully shown, and visitors to Dover as well as residents 
of that city should make it a point to call at 4.36 and 438 Cen 
tral Avenue, and examine as clean and desirable a stock of 
clothing and furnishings as can be found in the State. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER. 



Thomas H. Dearborn & Co., dealers in Foreign and 
Domestic Dry Goods, 452 and 454 Central Avenue, Dover, 
N. H. — It would require much more space than we have 
at our command to properly describe the stock carried by 
Messrs, Thomas H, Dearborn it Co., at their spacious 
establishment, Nos. 453 and 454 Central avenue, >and even 
if we had the necessary space such a description would be 
of doubtful utility, for however accurate it might be at 
the time of writing it would be deficient before it reached 
our readers, for the firm in question make a practice of 
giving their customers an opportunity to choose from the 
latest novelties, and as a necessary consequence tlieir stock 
is constantly being renewed in one department or another. 
They deal in foreign and domestic dry goods of every 
description, and two floors of the dimensions of 90 X 45 
feet each are required to accommodate the heavy stock 
carried. The handling of cloaks, shawls, etc., forms an 
important department of the business, and a very varied 
and desirable assortment of these articles is always on 
hand to select from. This firm was organized in 1884, 
the partners being Mr. Thomas II. Dearborn, a native of 
Northfield, N. H., and Mr, Frank N. French, a native of 
Exeter, N. II. Both these gentlemen are thoroughly 
familiar with the dry goods business, and give their enter- 
prise careful personal supervision, maintaining the service 
at the very highest standard of efficiency. Employment 
is given to ten competent assistants, and we need hardly 
add that prompt and polite attention is assured to every 
caller. From the very beginning, the policy of the firm 
has been to ofler thoroughly dependable goods at the very 
lowest market rates, and that such methods are appre- 
ciated is proved by the extensive and steadily increasing 
patronage. 



Clark &, Aldrich, New and Secondhand Furniture 
and iMusical Instruments, Auctioneers. No. 463 Cen- 
tral Avenue, Dover, N. H.^The establishment conducted 
by Messrs, Clark & Aldrich at No. 463 Central avenue, is 
popular among both buyers and sellers, for the firm deal 
largely in new and second hand furniture, musical instru- 
ments, etc. "Picture-framing" is also done in the best 
possible manner at this establishment. Messrs, Clark & 
Aldrich do a commission business, selling articles at auc- 
tion and at private sale, and keeping the best of faith with 
their customers at all times. This enterprise was inaugu- 
rated a good many years ago. and in 1881 came under the 
control of Messrs. J. W. Foss & Co., who were succeeded 
by the present owners in 1890. Jlr. F. G. Clark is a 
native of this city, and Mr, B. S. Aldrich, of Whilefield, 
N. H., both these gentlemen giving clofe personal atten- 
tion to the supervision of affairs, and sparing no pains to 
assure prompt and satisfactory attention to every caller. 
The premises utilized are 20 X To feet in dimensions, and 
as they comprise one floor and a basement, opportunity is 
given to carry a large and varied stock. There is no 
establishment in town where a dollar will go farther in the 
purchase of dependable goods, and the assortment is suf- 
ficiently varied to suit all tastes and all purses. Mone^' 
will be loaned on personal property at moderate rates, and 
all such business can be quickly and privately transacted. 



Converse & Hammond, wholesale and retail dealers in 
Eastern and Western Long and Short Lumber, Lime, 
Cement, Calcined and Ground Plaster, Roofing. Slate, Fire 
Brick. Kaolin, Plastering Hair, Plum Inland Sand, Super- 
phosphates, Guano and Ground Bone ; General Agents for 
E. Frank Coe's Super-Phosphates; 17 Cocheco Street, 
Dover, N. H. — The undertaking carried on under the firm- 
name of Converse & Hammond was founded in 1874, by 
Messrs. Converse & Blaisdell, who in 1876 were succeeded 
by Mr. J, Converse, he giving place to Messrs. Converse & 
Hobbs in 1878. In 1883 Messrs. Converse & Wood assumed 
control and in 1884 the existing firm name was adopted, it 
being still retained although Mr, Converse retired in 1889, 
his interest being taken by Mr. A. C. Place, a native of 



New Hampshire, who is associated with Mr. M. B. Ham- 
mond, a native of Albion, Maine. The firm utilize exten- 
sive premises located at the head of navigation and com- 
prising numerous storehouses and ample yard room, for a 
very heavy and varied stock is carried, made up of Ea'-tem 
and Western long and short lumber, lime, cement, calcined 
and ground plaster, rooting slate, fire brick, kaolin, plas- 
tering hair. Plum Island sand, super phosphates, ground 
bone and guano. They do both a wholesale and retail 
business and are general agents for E. Frank Coe's Super- 
Phosphates, which are generally conceded by practical 
men everywhere to have no superiors in the market. The 
firm are in a position to quote bottom prices on the many 
commodities handled, and to fill the most extensive orders 
at very short notice. The oflice is at No. 17 Cocheco 
street, and as it has telephone connection, orders can be 
sent without trouble from any point in this vicinity. 



D. Lothrop & Co., Jobbers and Retailers of Pianos, 
Organs and Sewing Machines, Dover, N. H. Importer* 
and Publishers, Boston, Mass. — The story of the origin 
and development of the many important enterprises con- 
ducted by Messrs. D. Lothrop & Co., is of exceptiona) 
interest, but to do it justice would require much more 
space than the necessity of keeping this book within rea- 
sonable limits places at our disposal, and we regret this 
the less from feeling assured that the large majority of 
our Dover readers are already familiar with the more 
salient facts in the case. Were a novelist to present as 
characters three brothers, each_ active, enterprising and 
self reliant, each having strong individualitj', and each a 
man of affairs as well as of business, and represent them 
as agreeing to combine fortunes and share equal profits 
while carrying on widely distinct enterprises, and finally 
represent them as implicitly keeping this agreement for 
more than forty j'ears, his characters would be criticized 
as utterly impracticable, and yet this is the state of affairs in 
the firm of D. Lothrop & Co, The partners are Daniel, 
James E. and John C. Lothrop, all of whom are natives of 
Rochester, N. H. As importers and publisliers the firm 
have an international reputation, and the members of it 
are also largely interested in the drug business, and the 
clothing business, but the present article is confined to a 
consideration of an enterpiise which, although of quite 
recent origin as compared with their other undertakings, 
has developed so rapidly and continuouslj' as to have 
become the largest of its kind in the State if not in New 
England. We refer to the jobbing and retailing of pianos, 
organs, music and musical merchandise, and sewing ma 
chines. The firm began to handle these goods in 1873 and 
a very fortumite venture it has proved to be — fortunate 
not only for the proprietors but also for the purchasing 
public, who find at this establishment a full selection of 
thoroughly reliable articles offered at the lowest market 
rates. The piemises made use of comprise two floors, of 
the respective dimensions of 20 X 80 and 24 X 'i^S feet, and 
contain a very latge and complete stock at all times. 
Employment is given to twelve assistants, and despite the 
magnitude of the business orders are filled with the great- 
est promptitude, so well considered a system being in ope- 
ration that all confusion is avoided. The resident partner, 
James E. Lothrop, exercises a general supervision over 
the enterprise, and we need hardly add that the service is 
maintained at the highest standard of efficiency. Mr. 
Lothrop has been connected with the Cocheco National 
Bank since 18.58 iind has officiated as president since 1876. 
He has served as Slate Representative and as mayor of 
Dover, his service in the latter capacity proving of special 
value to this community, one of the most noteworthy 
features of it being the establishment of a free public 
library. Mr. Lothrop is the financial head of all the enter- 
prises with which he and his brothers are identified, and 
although nominallj' supervising the Dover business only. 
his counsel is frequently called for in the direction of the 
firm's undertakings in Boston and elsewhere. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER. 



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Walter H. Rines, Merchant Tailor ; Ladies' and Gents' 
Clothing Dyed and Repaired ; 484 Central Avenue, over 
Boston Hninch, Dover, N. H. — To many people, a suit of 
clothes is a suit of clothes, and that is all there is to it. 
They apparently believe, that given a certain quantity of 
matt-rial it makes no difference how it is put together so 
long as it takes the shape of a suit and hence they are 
easily imposed upon by such dealers as are disposed to 
vrork off their goods more by their appearance when new 
than by their real merits. It may be taken as an axiom 
that the §5.00 spent for superior workmanship and trim- 
mings are invested to better advantage than any other 
portion of the purchase money, and those who will accept 
and act on this hint, will tiud their reward in the 
improved appearance and superior durability of their 
wearing apparel. To assure the best of material put 
together in the most skillful manner, an establishment of 
repute must be patronized, and none better can be chosen 
than that conducted by Mr. Walter 11. Rines, at No. 484 
Central avenue. This undertaking had its inception in 
1886, and has been steadily conducted since that date 
with constantly increasing success. Mr. Rines is a native 
of Dover. lie has that thorough understanding of his 
business so essential to the highest success. A choice 
stock of foreign and domestic cloths is carried, and first- 
class clothing is made to order, a perfect fit and good 
workmanship being guaranteed. Ladies' and gents' cloth- 
ing dved and repaired in a most satisfactory and thor- 
ough manner, at very reasonable prices. Six experienced 
assistants are employed, and equitable rates prevail, while 
every order is given the promptest attention. 

J. T. Peaslee, manufacturers 
of Fine Harnesses, and dealer 
in Whips, Blankets, Robes, Fly 
Nets, Horse Boots, Trunks, 
Bags, etc.. Repairing a Spe- 
^ cialty, 49.5 Central Avenue, Do- 
ver, N. H. — It is both safer and 
cheaper to use a good harness 
than a poor one, and there need 
be no difficulty about getting a 
good harness if you go to the right kind of a place. VVe 
have no hesitation in recommending that now carried on 
by Mr. .J. T. Peaslee at No. 49.5 tientral avenue, for this 
establishment was founded bj' yiv. Geo. W. Ilayes in 1839, 
the present proprietor assuming full control of the busi- 
ness in 1888. Jlr. Peaslee is both able and willing to pro- 
duce fine harnesses at prices as low as the lowest for sim- 
ilar work. His establishment is 2.5X40 feet in dimensions, 
and is completely fitted up for the manufacture of harness 
of every ddscription, and the doing of repairing in general. 
A well-selected stock, is constantly carried, comprising 
whips, blankets, robes, fly nets, horse boots ; also trunks, 
bags, etc., these articles tseing offered at moderate prices, 
as well as guaranteed to prove as represented. Mr. Peas- 
lee was born in Dover, and has a large circle of friends 
throughout the vicinity and numbers among his customers 
some who have traded with the house for many years. 
His reputation for turning out vmiformly reliable work is 
as high as it is de.served, and applies to rep.iiring as well 
as to the making of harnesses to order. Selected material 
is used in the filling of every order, and as skilled help is 
employed, work can be done at very short notice. 

J. B. Folsom &, Co., dealers in Paints, Oils, Varnishes, 
Brushes, Artists' Mi'terials, Window Glass, Sperm, Cylin- 
der, Lard and Spindle Oils, Cocheco Block, Dover, N. H. 
— Much of tlie protective value of paints and varnishes 
depends upon the character of the ingredients used in 
their composition, and as these articles are used quite as 
much for their preservative as for tlieir decorative quali- 
ties, it follows that care should be taken to purchase them 
from a concern which may be depended upon to furnish 
honest and reliable goods. No paint and varnish house in 
Dover has a better record in this respect than that con- 
ducted by J. B. Folsom & Co., and customers of this firm 





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enjoy an additional advantage in the fact that the stock, 
carried is so large and varied that it is easy to find goods 
therein which are particularly suited to the present busi- 
ness in hand. This undertaking was founded in 1840 and 
after several changes in its management came into the pos- 
session of the present firm in 1880. The premises occu- 
pied are located in Cocheco Block, and comprise one floor 
and basement each 20 X 50 feet in dimensions. Two 
efflcient assistants are employed, and an extensive retail 
business is done. Paints, oils and varnishes of every 
description will be supplied in quantities to suit at the 
very lowest market rates, and special attention is given to 
handling brushes, artists' materials and window glass ; 
also sperm, cylinder, lard and spindle oils of warranted 
quality, all orders being accurately filled without delay. 
Jlr. Andrew P. Folsom is a native of Dover. 

G. W. Parker, Hack, Liv- 
ery, Boarding and Sale Sta- 
ble, corner Centra! Avenue 
and Kirkland Street, Dover, 
X. H. — In about every com- 
munity there is a more or 
less brisk demand for single 
I and double teams for busi- 
^ ness or pleasure purposes, 
^^^ and it is to be regretted that 
7^^^ this demand is indifferently 
''' '^ catered to by a certain pro- 
porliou of stable keepers, for on account of the poor 
accommodations offered at some establishments of this 
kind the general public have formed such an opinion of 
public stables that a " livery stable team " is considered as 
synon)'mous with a broken down horse and a more or less 
worthless carriage. There is no justice in judging every 
establishment by the policy followed in the management 
of comparatively few, and certainly no competent judge 
can make use of the facilities provided by Mr. G. W . Par- 
ker, at his stable, corner of Central avenue and Kiikland 
street, without conceding that " livery stable teams" are 
by no means necessarily poor. This livery stable was 
originally established by Wm. Roberts, who gave place to 
Mr. Sam'l Mitchell, about fifteen years ago, he being suc- 
ceeded in 1884 by the firm of Parker & Kennedy. In 18.S6 
Mr. Parker assumed the entire control of the business, and 
has constantly striven to improve the service rendered. 
There are twenty five stalls on the premises and an exten- 
sive hack, livery, l)oarding and sale business is done, 
employment being given to three assistants, and every order 
being assured prompt and careful attention. The proprie- 
tor is uniformly moderate in his charges, and as he makes 
every effort to please his patrons, it is not at all surprising 
that his establishment should stand high in public favor. 

A. E. Parker, dealer in Dry and Fancy Goods, Hosiery, 
Gloves, Corsets. Ladles' Underwear, Infants' Wardrobe, 
Dress and Cloak Trimmings, .'576 Central Avenue, Dover, 
N. H. — Every business establishment has a character of 
its own as surely as every individual has, and as the dis- 
tinguishing characteristic of the enterprise carried on by 
Mr. A. E. Parker is reliability, it is natural that it should 
be very popidar with the purchasing public, for all of us 
like to feel assured of getting what we pay for, and it is 
Mr. Parker's invariable policy to represent his goods just 
as they are and return full value for money received. He 
is a native of Wolfboro, N. H., and has been identified 
with his present enterprise since 1877, having at that time 
succeeded Messrs. Andrew Brothers. The premises occu- 
pied are located at No. 376 Central avenue, and have an 
area of 1200 square feet. The stock comprises dry and 
fancy goods, hosiery, gloves, corsets, underwear, infants' 
wardrobe, dress and cloak trimmings, etc., and is so com- 
plete in every department that not only all tastes but all 
purses can easily be suited. Mr. Parker quotes prices as 
low as can be named on first class goods, and with the 
help of four efficient assistants is enabled to give every 
caller immediate and courteous attention. 



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LEADINO BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER 



O. H. Trickey & Co., dealers in Coal and "Wood, of 

every descriptioQ ; sole agent for Breed's "Fire King:" 
office, First Street, Dover, N. II. — We have no doubt 
but that many of the oldest and best-informed residents of 
Dover would be surprised to learn the total amount of 
coal and wood consumed in this citj' and vicinity, lor the 
consumption is steadily and rapidly increasing and it is 
difficult for those not directly engaged in the business to 
keep track of it. Messrs. C. H. Trickey & Co. supply a 
large proportion of the local demand, for this firm have 
carried on operations for about eighteen years, and have 
built up a large trade by furnishing goods of standard 
quality at the lowest market rates, and by sparing no p.iins 
to ensure promptness and accuracy of delivery. The 
business was founded many years ago and was at one 
time in the hands of Mr. Moses B. Page, he being suc- 
ceeded by the present firm in 1873. The partners are 
Messrs. C. H. Trickey and G. W. Avery, both of whom 
are New Hampshire men by birth. Mr. Avery has served 
on the board of aldermen. Jlr. Trickey is thoroughly 
identified with the commercial growth and prosperity of 
this community. He is largely engaged in the purcbase 
of timber, or standing growth, purchasing either tbe land 
and timber, or the timber alone, which is put on the mar- 
ket at figures very advantageous to buyers. Mr. Trickey 
and his ancestors have for upward of fifty years attended 
to all the hauling of the Cocheco Manufacturing Com- 
pany and Print Works, and also attends to all heavy 
transportation of goods of every description for manufact- 
urers or merchants. From fifteen to twenty-five men and 
some sixteen horses are employed, so taal large or small 
orders will be filled accurately, promptly and at bottom 
figures. The firm deal in coal and wood of every descrip- 
tion, special attention lieing given to handling the choicest 
brands of anthracite and bituminous coal. The office is 
located on First street, and yard on Cocheco street, head 
of tide-water, and sufficient storage capacity is available 
to accommodate 4000 tons. 

Dr. A. J. Young, Dentist, No. 392 Central Avenue> 
Dover, N. H. — It would be absurd to say that anj' dentist, 
no matter how skillful and carefnl, or how perfectly sup" 
plied with the latest improved appliances, can practice his 
profession without inflicting the least pain upon his 
patients, but that some are more successful in this respect 
than others, is a fact so obvious as to be known to all. 
For instance, it is well understood in Dover and vicinity 
that Dr. Young is one of the most gentle and successful 
operators to be found in this .section, and it is also under- 
stood that this gentleness b)' no means interferes with the 
thoroughness witb which his work is done, for, on the 
contrary, by thus gaining the confidence of his patients, 
he is enabled to accomplisb results which would otherwise 
be impossible. Dr. Young is at the he.id of his profession, 
a graduate of the Pennsylvania Dental College. Owing 
to failing health from a long and continued practice of his 
profession — of thirty-seven years in Dover — the doctor 
spends his winters in the beautiful city of St. Augustine, 
Fla., in his orange groves, returning to Dover to practice 
his profession at 392 Central avenue, from Ma_v to Decem- 
ber. His rooms are large and conveniently fitted up, the 
comfort of patrons having been given great consideration. 
The facilities at hand are such that dentistry in all its 
branches can be successfull)' carried on in accordance with 
the most approved methods, and these facilities by lessen- 
ing the labor involved in doing a given piece of work, 
enables Dr. Young to make his charges very reasonable — 
11 fact which is duly appreciated by the public. 

Thomas Spurlin, dealer in Glassware and Crockery, 
Wooden, Tin, Agate, Iron, and Fancy Ware. Agent for 
the Boston Dinner Set Company, always a full line in stock, 
394 Central Avenue, Dover. N. H. — A tasteful dinner set 
or tea set adds so much to the enjoyment of a meal and to 
the appearance of a table, that it may justly be classed 
Jiigh among the things which make a home attractive, and 



beautiful sets can now be bought for so small an amount of 
money, that there is no reason why all should not possess 
them. Should any of our readers doubt this statement, 
we will not waste their time and our own in argument, 
but will simply advise them to visit the establishment 
conducted by Mr. Thomas Spurlin, for here may be found 
the latest novelties in glassware and Crocker}', besides a 
full stock of wooden, tin, agate, iron and fancy ware. 
The lowest market rates are quoted on all the goods han- 
dled, which comprise not only the styles of ware already 
mentioned, but full lines of the Boston Dinner Set Com- 
pany's goods, for which Mr. Spurlin is the agent. The 
store is located at No. 394 Central avenue and is about 500 
square feet in dimensions. The stock is fresh, varied and 
attractive, the articles composing it are guaranteed to 
prove as represented, and prompt and polite attention is 
assured to every caller. Mr. Spurlin is a native of Tufton- 
boro, N. H., and has carried on his present establishment 
since 1887. He has built up a large business by enterpris- 
ing methods and fair dealing, and those who have dealt 
with him will agree that his success is the legitimate out- 
come of earnest and intelligent eff'orts to serve the public to 
the best advantage. 



D. C. M. Pierce, dealer in Beef, Pork, Hams, Mutton, 
Fish, Oysters and Vegetables, 502 Central Avenue, Dover, 
N. H. — The secret of success is much the same, no matter 
what business ma\' be engaged in. If you can furnish 
customers with reliable goods at bottom prices, and give 
prompt attention to all orders, you need have no fear but 
that a satisfaclor}' trade will soon be built up. Such has 
been the experience of ]\Ir. D. C. M. Pierce, who is 
engaged in the meat and vegetable trade at No. 502 Cen- 
tral avenue, for since he succeeded Messrs. Howard & 
Thompson in 1865, his efforts to extend operations have 
met with unquestionable success. Since 1887, Sir. Pierce 
has been located at his present address, having at that 
time bought out Mr. Horace Dearborn. He is thoroughly 
acquainted with the wants of family trade, and has shown 
both intelligence and liberality in catering to the same. 
The premises are 20 X 40 feet in dimensions and are suf- 
ficiently spacious to accommodate a large and varied stock 
of choice meats, fish, oysters and vegetables. All tastes 
and all purses may be accommodated at this store, for the 
prices are in every instance in accordance with the lowest 
market rates, and the choicest goods are handled, as well 
as those of less variety and cost. Competent assistants 
are employed, and orders will be attended to immediately 
and carefully, being accurately delivered to any address. 



H. L. Brew.ster, Electrician, Morrill's Block, 472 
Central Avenue, Dover, N. H. — Many and useful have 
been the applications made of electricity since that subtle 
"fluid" or " force," or whatever you may choose to call 
it was first pressed into the service of mankind, and during 
the past decade more progress has been made than in all 
the previous years. The cost of electric bells, lighting 
apparatus, etc., has been materially reduced and these 
great conveniences thus placed within the means of the 
general public. There is now no rea.son why everv dwell- 
ing house, store and factory should not be equipped with 
electrical appliances, and as the efficienc}' of such appara- 
tus is chiefly dependent upon the manner in which they 
are put up, we take pleasure in calling the attention of our 
readers to the facilities offered by Mr. H. L. Brewster, of 
No. 472 Central avenue, for he is an expert and thoroughly 
practical electrician and is prepared to furnish and put up 
electric bells, burglar alarms, lighting apparatus, and in 
short to do electric work of every description. Mr. Brews- 
ter is in a position to supply electrical apparatus at manu- 
facturer's prices, and can figure very closely on contracts to 
supply such appliances and put them in practical opera- 
tion. Estimates will be cheerfully and promptly furnished, 
and WDrk will be done under a guarantee that the results 
will be strictly in accordance with representations. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER. 



T. P. Cressey & Son, Fancy Goods, Fine Millinery, 

?Laces, Kid Gloves, etc., 390 Central Avenue, Dover, N. 
H. — It is safe to say tliat no business man in Dover is 
■more generally and favorably known than Mr. T. P Cres- 
sey, for he has carried on operations here for more than 
forty years and has long been prominent in mercantile and 
financial circles as well as in public life. Mr. Cressey is a 
native of Gorham, Maine, and founded his present busi- 
ness in 1S40. In 1873 the existing firm was formed by the 
-admission of Mr. E. P. Cressey, a native of this city. The 

-senior partner was formerly a director of the Dover 
National Bank, and has served as councilman and as 

-chairman of the school committee, holding the latter posi- 
tion three years. The firm are extensively engaged in the 
handling of fine millinery, fancy goods, laces, kid gloves, 
trimmings, etc., doing both a wholesale and retail business 
and carrying a large and varied stock, which always 
includes the latest fashionable novelties, and for that and 

•other reasons is highly esteemed by the ladies of Dover 
and vicinity. The store is located at No. 390 Central ave- 
nue, and callers may safely depend upon receiving prompt 
and courteous attention. Fine millinery work to order is 
a very important department of the business, and during 
the season twelve assistants are required to properly 

:^ttend to the many orders received, as the prices are mod- 

-erate and the work is uniformly first-class. 

H. It. White, dealer in Sewing Machines, Needles, Oi'. 
■Belts, and Attachments of all kinds. Agent for Best 
Makes Piantjs and Organs. Repairing a Specialty. No. 
350 Central Avenue, Dover, N. [I. — It is all very well for 
sewing machine manufacturers to claim that their indi- 
vidual machine is the " best in the market," and in fact is 
" the only machine worth buying," but the public have 
their own ideas on such points and generally kno-w pretty 
well what tliey want and why they want it. There- 
fore such an establishment as that conducted Ijy Mr. H. L. 
White, at No. 350 Central avenue, is bound to be popular, 
for the simple reason that Mr. White deals in many of the 
leading sewing machines and consequently 3'ou can " pay 
your money and take your choice " at his store without 
being importuned to buy any particular make. Of course, 
the advantage of each style will be pointed out if desired, 
and any required information given, but the main point is 
the great latitude of choice made possible by the scope of 
the business. Mr. White is agent for the best makes of 
pianos and organs, and we ma}' add is in a position to 
-quote bottom prices on all the goods he handles. A large 
stock of sewing machine supplies is carried, including 
needles, oil, belts, and attachments of all kinds. Jlr. 
White is a native of Dover, and inaugurated liis present 
enterprise in 1885. His reputation for fair dealing is of 
the best, and customers may depend upon all representa- 
tions made and also upon getting full value for every dol- 
lar expended. 

Dover Navigation Company. President, Thomas B. 
'Garland, Dover, N. H. — That the prosperity and develop- 
ment of a community are directly dependent upon the 
transportation facilities available is a self-evident proposi- 
tion, for, other things being equal, it is obvious that those 
manufacturers and merchants who enjoy the best facilities 
for the reception and shipping of goods, are best prepared 
■to meet the sharp competition now existing in practically 
-every line of business. The present importance of Dover 
as a manufacturing and trade centre is of course largely 
-due to advantages of location, but tliese of themselves 
would have availed nothing and in less enterprising hands 
would not liave been nearly so well utilized as is now the 
case. The undertaking carried on by the Dover Naviga- 
tion Company is of almost inestimable benefit te this city, 
and indirect!}' to all the adjacent country, for this company 
offers exceptionally desirable transportation facilities, and 
from the origin of its business, in 1879, has shown most 
•commendable enterprise in catering to the demands of its 
constantly increasing trade. Some of the most prominent 



business men in this section of the State are identified 
with it, and naturally the company is in a position to ren- 
der much more intelligent service under these circum- 
stances than would be possible were its affairs controlled 
by resident.s of other sections, no matter how able and 
well-meaning they might be. The president is Sir. 
Thomas B. Garland, and the secretary and treasurer is Mr. 
B. Frank Neally, while the managing committee is consti- 
tuted of Messrs. Charles H. Trickey, B. Frank Neally, 
John .1. Hanson, ,1. Frank Seavey, .John Holland an<i 
Thomas B. Garland. The company has a capital of $180,- 
000, and owns eight schooners now in commission, their 
names and capacities being as follows : John BraceireU, 
335 tons ; Thomas B. Garland, 319 tons ; Zimri S. Wal- 
lingford, 295 tons ; J. Chester Wood, 55 tons ; John J. Han- 
son, 656 tons ; Jonathan Sairyer, 400 tons ; J. Frank Sea- 
vey, 400 tons ; John Holland, 1000 tons. The vessels are 
kept in first-class condition, are in charge of experienced 
and reliable men, and enable the company to offer a ser- 
vice unsurpassed for economy and practical efficiency. 



John Mclntire, Meat and Vegetables, 345 Central 
Avenue, Dover, N. H. — It is true that the business done 
at the establishment conducted by Mr. John Mclntire is a 
rapidly growing one, but those who think Mr. Mclntire, 
the energetic proprietor of the establishment in question, 
is dependent upon " luck " for the popularity of the enter- 
prise under his charge, make a great and inexcusable mis- 
take. We say " inexcusable," for it seems to us as if no 
intelligent person could visit this store, examine the vari- 
ety and cWiracter of the goods offered for sale, observe the 
uniform promptness and courtesy with which all callers 
are attended to and note the care shown in the delivery of 
orders, without acknowledging that .such methods were 
sure to build up a large trade, quite independent of 
"luck," or anything like it. 3Ir. SIcIntire has been 
engaged in this line of business for the past ten years, and 
has therefore had sufficient experience to know what the 
public want and to know how to supply them in the most 
satisfactory manner. Since 1887 he has occupied his pres- 
ent premises, which are located at No. 345 Central avenue, 
and are about 400 square feel in dimensions. The stock 
dealt in consists of meals and vegetables of all kinds. 
Five assistants are employed, thus ensuring prompt and 
painstaking attention to every customer, and the facilities 
for the delivery of goods at short notice are in every way 
desirable. Mr. Mclntire also runs four carts, and war- 
rants his goods to prove as represented, and invariably 
gives all purchasers the full worth of their money. 



J. Herbert Seavey, Hardware, 300 Central Avenue, 
Dover, N. II. — The manufacture of hardware has become 
one of the leading industries of the country, and as the 
goods produced vary as greatly in quality- as they do in 
kind, a retail dealer who proposes to furnish articles that 
can be depended upon must have ability and experience as 
well as good will. Mv. J. Herbert Seavey has been 
engaged in the handling of hardware, farmer's tools, etc , 
in this city for a long time, and succeeded Messrs. G. F. 
Rollins & Co., in the ownership of the establishment with 
which he is now identified more than ten years ago. The 
natural presumption is therefore tliat he is thoroughly 
familiar witli the merits of the articles in which he deals, 
and this presumption becomes certainty on examining his 
stock and noting his prices. The store is located at No. 
300 Central avenue, and comprises one floor and a base- 
ment, their dimensions being 20 X 75 feet. A very com- 
plete and extensive stock is carried, a specialty being made 
of agricultural tools and the productions of the most suc- 
cessful manufacturers being represented. A full line of 
cutlery, general hardware, etc., is also offered, and as 
employment is given to two assistants callers are assured 
prompt and courteous attention. Mr. Seavey is a native 
of Rochester, N. II., and has a large circle of friends in 
Dover and vicinity. 



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I.KADINO BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER. 




J. H. Randlett, Carriage and Slcigli manufacturer, 'J'J:'. 
Central Avenue, Dover, New Hampshire. — The establish- 
ment conducted by Mr. J. H. Kandlett at No. 233 Central 
avenue, is regarded by many as Ihe headquarters for car- 
riages, sleighs, harnesses and horse goods in general, for 
the proprietor has carried on business in Dover for very 
nearly a quarter of a century, during which time he lias 
built up a most enviable reputation for furnishing standard 
articles at the very lowest market rates. He is a native of 
Lee, N. H., and has been identitied with his present enter- 
prise since 1860. Mr. Kandlett has served on the City 
Council, and is one of the mos-t widely known of our local 
manufacturers. He utilizes very commodious premises, 
comprising three tloors measuring 100x60 feet. Employ- 
ment is given to from fifteen to twenty assistants, and 
order work can be turned out at very short notice; repair- 
ing of all kinds being assured immediate and skillful atten- 
tion. A varied assortment of carriages and sleighs is 
always on hand to choose from, and the stock of single 
and double harness, robes, whip», blankets, brushes, and 
other horse furnishings is one of the most desirable and 
complete to be found in the State. The productions of 
reputable manufacturers only are handled, and every arti- 
cle bought at this representative establishment is fully 
warranted to prove as represented. 

O. McOlellan, Merchant Tailor, No. 30 Third Street, 
Dover, N. H. — We hear sometimes of the competition 
between custom tailors and dealers in ready-made clothing, 
but as a matter of fact there is no such competition, or if 
there is, it is confined to those tailors, who turn out gar- 
ments but little if any superior to ready-made work. 
Reallv first-class custom clothing is so far superior to that 
bought ready-made, that there can be no comparison, and 
the much greater durability of custom garments goes far 
to compensate for any difference in the first cost. Among 
the merchant tailors, located in this section of the State, 
prominent and favorable mention should be made of Mr. 
C. McClellan, for this gentleman turns out work equal to 
the best, and his prices will compare very favorably with 
those quoted by others producing equally desirable gar- 
ments. This merchant tailoring establishment was 
founded in 1881 by T. McGuire, the present proprietor 
assuming entire control in 1887. The premises occupied 
are located at No. 30 Third street, and are equipped with 
all necessary facilities to enable operations to be carried 
on to the best advantage. Ten comjjetent assistants are 
employed, and a beautiful and varied assortment of 
imported and domestic fabrics is constantly on hand to 
select from. A specialty is made of ladies' garments, and 
suits or single garments for either gentlemen or ladies, will 
be made up in a uniformly superior manner, orders being 
filled promptl)' and entire satisfaction as regards fit, prices, 
etc., being confidently guaranteed. 



H. B. Dearborn, dealer 
in Beef, Pork, Mutton, 
Veal, Lamb, Lard, Vege- 
tables, Butter, Eggs and. 
Canned Goods, No. 3, 
Fourth St , Dover, N. H. 
— It is not uncommon to 
hear people say they don't 
know where to get good 
meats; they are willing to- 
pay a lair price for first- 
class goods but find it very 
dillicult to get such arti- 
cles at any figure. Now, 
such a statement would 
not excite much of any- 
remark if made by the 
residents of some out-of- 
the-way place or other, 
but coming from the lips- 
of one residing in Dover, 
it certainly calls for more 
than passing mention, for 
Dover is a prominent trade 
center and it would be 

strange if tiisi . : were not obtainable here. Of 

course they are to be had, however, and in any desired 
quantities, too, and as sure a way of getting them as we 
know of is to place the order with Mr. H. E. Dearborn, 
doing business at No. 3, Fourth street, for this gentleman 
makes a specialty of handling first quality fresh beef, pork,, 
mutton, veal, lamb, lard, vegetables, butter, eggs, and 
canned goods. A store and basement, each measuring 22 X 
50 feet, are occupied and a large stock is carried at all sea- 
sons, there being ample storage facilities to accommodate 
a heavy assortment. Employment is given to competent 
assistants, and despite the magnitude of the business cus- 
tomers are served with a promptness and care to be looked 
for in vain in many much smaller stores. The proprietor, 
Mr. H. E. Dearborn, is a native of Milton, N. H. He 
established his business in Dover in 1880, and has been 
located at his present address since 1889. All orders are 
promptly filled and the lowest market prices quoted. 

Wiggin & Stevens, manufacturers of Flint, Sand, Emery 
and Match Papers. Emery Cloth and Glue, New England 
Ruby Paper, Dover, N. H. — Such of our readers as are 
mechanics by trade, or are engaged in any other occupation, 
which familiarizes them with the standing of the various 
flint, sand and emery papers on the maiket do not need to 
be told that the productions of Messis. Wiggin & Stevens 
are equal to the best, for these goods have an unsurpassed 
reputation and are largely used throughout the country. 
New England flint paper and New England ruby paper 
are famous and popular brands, and their popularity is due 
not less to their uniformity than to their comparative excel- 
lence, for while paper of about any manufacture is occa- 
sionally good, it is but rarely a brand can be found which 
practically never varies from its established standard. The 
firm have works at Maiden (Edgeworth), Mass., besides 
those in this city, and some idea of the magnitude of their 
business may be gained from the fact that while their Dover 
plant is devoted to the manufacture of glue exclusively, 
and produces from fifty to sixty-five tons per year, the con- 
cern do not sell glue, but use all they make in the manufac- 
ture of flint, sand, emery and match papers, and emery cloth, 
at their Jlalden factory. The Dover factory affords employ- 
ment to from six to eight assistants, and is under the super- 
intendence of Mr. E. Wentworth. This business was 
founded in 1858 and has reached its present extensive 
proportions by a steady process of legitimate development. 
The present proprietors are the estate of the late Russel B. 
Wiggin, and Messrs. William S. and Everett J. Stevens; 
both these gentlemen being natives of New Hampshire. 
Mr. William S. Stevens has held the position of mayor, 
and neither partner needs introduction to our Dover 
readers. We need hardly add that a concern with facilities 
such as we have pointed out is in a position to fill the larg- 
est orders without delay. 



LEADIKO BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER. 




H. A. Worthen, AI iiiiifacuii'er of Light aud Heavy 
Carriages, and Sleiglis ; R-ipairiug Neatly and Promptly 
Done. No9. 13, 10 aud 17 Locust" Street, roar City Hall, 
Dover, N. H. — The Dover Carriage Factory is the oldest 
established factory of the kind in town, and is probably 
at least as well kuown as any in this section of the State, 
for its productions have always held a high rank in the 
market and have gone e.xtensively into general use. The 
■enterprise was inaugurated forty years before the present 
proprietor became identified with it, and this occurred a 
-quarter of a century ago, he beginning operations in 18G5 
as a member of the firm of H. A. Worthen & Co., and 
assuming sole control about a score of years ago. Mr. 
"Worthen manufactures light and heavy carriages aud 
sleighs, and the commodious premises utilized by bim are 
fitted up with all necessary machinery, etc , to enable ope- 
rations to be carried on to the best advantage. They are 
located at Nos. 13, 16 and 17 Locust street, rear of City 
Hall, and comprise two good sized buildings, one two and 
the other three stories in height. Employment is given to 
from ei.ght to twelve assistants, and all orders are assured 
immediate and painstaking attention, repaifing being 
strongly, durably and neatly done at the shortest possible 
notice. Mr. Worthen is in a position to quote the lowest 
market prices at all times, and customers may safely de- 
pend upon getting full value for every dollar tliey pay out, 
"Whether for repairing or new work, 



G. Howard Churbuck, Retail Grocer, 112 Washington 
Street, Dover, N. H. — It would be very difBcult to find a 
more popular grocery store than that carried on by Mr. G. 
Howard Cliurbuck at No. 112 Wasliington street, and 
those who argue tliat popularitj- is the result of " iro'id 
luck " would do well to investigate the causes of the favor 
in which this establishment is held, for "luck" has liad 
little or nothing to do with it, it having been brought 
about by hard, intelligent and persistent work, and a con- 
sistent policy of giving full value for all money received. 
The firm of Faxon & Churbuck began operations in 1880, 
and in 1883 the present proprietor assumed sole control. 
He is a native of Centerville, Mass.. and has had long and 
"varied experience in the grocery business, so that the close 
personal supervision he gives to the details of his present 
■enterprise is a powerful factor in assuring its continued 
success. Euiployment is given to five assistants, and if 
every caller does not receive prompt and courteous atten- 
tion it is no fatdt of the management, for the rule is equal 
service to all — large or small, young or old, rich or poor, 
— business being conducted so far as is possible on the 
■"first come, first served" principle. An immense stock 
of staple and fancy groceries is constantly carried, and 
positively the lowest market rates are quoted on goods of 
standard merit. 



Dr. O. W. Tasker, Dentist. No. 3 6 
Central Avenue, Dover, N. 11. — A lib- 
eral endowment of conunon sense is 
one of the most valuable legacies which 
»nj person can receive, for cuninion 
-ense is really one of the most uncom- 
mon attributes of character, and the 
t 1 lunate possessor of a large fund of 
It IS sure of "reasonable success in the 
w 11 Id ' and to avoid serious evils sim- 
pU on account of his capacity to rea- 
son from cause to effect and tluis steer 
ckai of the errors on which so many 
lie wrecked. For instance, one who 
h IS a fair share of common sense 
Is not apt to abuse his teeth or to allow 
them to remain uncared for, until Ihey 
are miured beyond repair, for he knows 
tliat good teeth are essential to the 
mamtcnance of good health, insomuch 
IS the province of the teeth is to pre- 
pare the food for the stomach, and it is 
as absurd to expect badly decayed 
teeth to do proper work as it would be to expect broken 
mill-stones to turn out perfect flour. The average person 
is restrained from having his teeth given proper attention 
by one or more of three things — carelessness, fear and a 
desire to avoid the necessary expense. The first is no ex- 
cuse at all, for everyone should appreciate the importance 
of having the teetli looked after; the second had some 
weight in former da3'S, when instruments were crude and 
methods wtre imperfect, but does not apply to day when 
science has done so much to obviate the least necessity for 
the infliction of pain, and the third is more than foolish, 
for the healtli is the greatest of all wealth, and imperfect 
teeth necessarily entail imperfect health. For dental 
operations we would refer our readers to Dr. C.W. Tasker. 
located at No. ".GO Central avenue, who is conceded to be 
as skillful and thorough a practitioner as the Stale can 
show. Dr. Tasker is a native of liochester, N. II., and 
began the practice of his profession here in 18C9. His 
rooms are conveniently located and equipped with the 
most improved instruments and other facilities for operat- 
ing to the best advantage. The doctor is gentle as well as 
thorough in his methods. He uses gas, ether and cocaine 
for the extraction of teeth, and the most nervous or timid 
may avail themselves of his services in tiie full assurance 
that all unnecessary discomfort will be carefully avoided. 

Excelsior Dining Rooms, A. E. Ashby, Proprietor, 
No. ■! Third Street, near B. & M. Depot, Dover, N, H.— 
Probably each of our readers has his own ideas as to how 
a dining-room should be carried on for "different people 
have different tastes," especially where eating is concerned, 
The most I hat the proprietor of a public restaurant can do 
is to suit the majority, and the popularit}' of the " Excel- 
sior Dining Kooins," No. 4 Third street, close by B. & M. 
depot, shows how well the proprietor, Mr. A. E. Ashby, 
has succeeded in attaining this result. He is a native of 
England, and has carried on his present establishment 
since 1889, having at that date succeeded Mr. O. B. Ire- 
land. His rooms have sufficient seating capacity to 
accommodate fifty patrons at one time, and as he employs 
a snflicient force of experienced and efficient assistants, he 
is able to meet all the demands made \ipon him The bill 
of fare is varied, the food first class, the cooking all that 
could be wished, aud the service prompt, intelligent and 
courteous, so that it naturally follows that no similar 
establishment in the city stands higher in the estimation of 
the public Meals will be served at all hours, thus accom- 
modating all classes of patrons. The prices are very rea- 
sonable, for Mr. Ashby feeds a great many people, and, of 
cour-e, not only buys his provisions, etc., in large quan- 
tities, and therefore at low rales, but can get along with a 
small profit on each patron. A well conducled dining- 
room is a great public convenience, and we take pleasure 
in unreservedly commending the Excelsior Dining Ftooms, 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER. 



Wm. W. Hayes & Elbridge A. Shorey, Dentists, No. 
3 Bnicewell Biiililing, Dover, N H. — The elegant rooms 
of Drs. Wm. W. Hayes and Elbridge A. Shorey, No. 3 
Bracewell Building, are fully equipped with the latest and 
most approved appliances for operations of all descriptions 
upon the teelh, and an extended and growing practice fully 
attests to the skillful treatment and thorough manner in 
which all operations are performed at their office. Dr. 
Hayes is a native of Dover, and has practiced his profes- 
sion since 1871. Dr. Shorey is a native of Rochester, N. 
H. , studied with Dr. Hayes, and took the full course at 
the dental department of Harvard Uuiversity, receiving 
the degree of D.M.D. in the class of 1890. 

W. A. Morrill, dealer in Carpetings, Crockery, China 
and Glass Ware, Feathers, Window Shades and Fi.xtures, 
No. 74 Washington Street, Cocheco Block, Dover, N. H. 
— It is simply impossible to properly describe the stock 
carried by Mr. W. A. Morrill, within the necessarily nar- 
row limits of the present article, for that gentleman occu- 
pies two floors and a basement each 33 X 46 feet in dimen- 
sions in addition to a spacious storehouse, and deals in an 
immense variety of goods, including carpeting, crockery, 
china, and glass ware. The premises occupied are located 
at No. 74 VVashington street, Coclieco block, and are easy 
and convenient to reach, but even if they were not we 
•would still advise such of our readers as want anything in 
Mr. Morrill's line to give him a call, for he quotes posi- 
tively bottom prices and makes it an invariable rule to rep- 
res^ent things precisely as they are. He is a native of 
Salisbury. Mass., and is ver}' widely known throughout 
Dover, having been connected with his present business 
since 1859, the business being founded at that date under 
the style of Morrill Brothers, Mr. W. A. Morrill assuming 
full control of affairs in 1872. Mr. Morrill sells his goods 
at extremely low prices, and certainly it would be difficult 
if not impo.ssible to parallel elsewhere the inducements he 
offers, — a fact whicli is generally understood and appre- 
ciated by the residents of this city. A prominent depart- 
ment of the business is that devoted to the handling of 
feathers, window shades, and fixtures, etc. Those looking 
for genuine l)argains in these lines may profitably give Mr. 
Morrill a call. Competent assistants are employed, and 
the assortment of goods offered is always large, varied and 
in short generally desirable. 

Nute & Wolcott, dealers in Groceries and Grain, 0.55 
Central Avenue, Dover, N. H. — Sixteen years is either a 
long or a short time, according to the point of view from 
whicli it is regarded, but it is certainly a very short time 
in which to build up such a business as that now carried 
on by Messrs. Nule & Wolcott, and this firm may well 
congratulate themselves on the exceptional degree of suc- 
cess which they have attained. Still this gratifying suc- 
cess was not the result of luck or chance but was brought 
about by hard work, persistent enterprise, and by an intel- 
ligent determination to so serve the public that a heavy 
patronage would result as a matter of course. Business 
was begun in 1874 by the firm of D. A. Nute & Co., and 
80 continued until 1883, when the firm name was changed 
to Nute & Foss the present firm of Nule & Wolcott being 
formed in 1883. These gentlemen are both well known 
throughout Dover and vicinity. 5Ir. Nute has held the 
office of councilman, and is a native of Wolfboro, N. H., 
while Mr. C. L. Wolcott is a Massachusetts man by birth. 
The premises occupied are located at No. 555 Central ave- 
nue, and comprise one floor 30 X 75 feet in dimensions, 
where is carried an extensive stock of groceries, grain, 
etc. ; also a basement, which is used as a meat market. 
Considering their extensive facilities it becomes almost 
unnecessary to add that Messrs. Nute & Wolcott are pre- 
pared to supply these commodities in quantities to suit at 
the very lowest market rates. These gentlemen give per- 
sonal attention to the filling of orders, and as they employ 
only competent assistants it will be seen that customers 
are assured prompt and polite attention and that the 
heaviest orders can be filled without delay. 



John Baty, dealer in Stoves and Furnaces : Plumbings 
Locust Street, Dover, N. H. — Many a hot air furnace and; 
many a steam-heating apparatus have been condemned, 
wlien the fault lay in the way in which the plant was set 
up and not in the furnace or apparatus itself, and therefore 
when placing orders for stoves or furnaces of any kind, be sure 
that the setting-up receives skillful and painstaking atten- 
tion. No little experience and skill are required in order 
to put in heating apparatus so that it will yield the best, 
possible results for the conditions vary so greatly that what 
is advisable in one house would be height of folly in 
another, and consequently the onl}' sure way of having the 
work done to the best possible advantage is to entrust it 
to such a man as Mr. John Baty, for this gentleman gives 
special attention to furnace work, plumbing, iron piping 
and general jolibing. He deals extensively in stoves, furn- 
aces, etc., and is prepared to guarantee satisfaction to every 
customer. Operations were begun in Dover by Mr. Baty 
in 1878. He has had thirty years experience at his business 
as a plumber, etc., and it is safe to say that no one in 
Dover, is better prepared to meet the wants of the public 
in the above lines of business. The premises occupied 
are about 1000 square feet in dimensions and are located 
on Locust street, A heavy and valuable stock is carried, 
plumbing work of all kinds is done in the most satisfactory 
manner, while the lowest market rates are quoted in every 
department of the business. Employment is given to six 
experienced and careful workmen, and general jobbing 
will be done in first-class style, at short notice. 

Edward W. TaflF, Clothing, Hats, Caps and Furnishing 

Goods, 479 Central Avenue, under American House,, 
Dover, N. H. — The undertaking carried on by Mr Edward 
W. Taff, was founded in 1887, by Mr. Dan'lM. Hill, who 
was succeeded by Jlr. Frank Roberts in 1888, and one year 
later the present proprietor assumed entire management of 
the businesss. The premises have an area of 1250 square 
feet and are located at No. 479 Central avenue. A very 
carefully selected stock is carried, comprising fine ready- 
made clothing, fashionable hats, caps, gentlemen's fur- 
nishing goods, etc. The clothing sold at the store has a 
well-deserved reputation for uniform superiority, and Ihia 
reputation is due not only to the excellence of the materials 
used, the shapeliness of the garments and the perfection, 
with which they fit, but also to the honest workmanship, 
shown in every detail of their making, for this causes 
them to be as durable as tliey are liandsome. A common 
objection to readj'-made gainicnts is their liability to 
become nii.sshapen after a little wear, but this does not 
apply to those furnished. by Mr. Taff, for they are .so skill- 
fully and carefully made, that they will hold their shape 
equal to first- class custom work. Low prices are quoted, 
not only on clothing but also on all the goods handled, and 
should any of our readers wish a complete " outfit " at a 
very reasonable expense, we can give them no better coun- 
sel than to |visit the popular establishment referred to. 
Efficient assistants are employed, and immediate andi 
polite attention is assured to all. 

W.P.Page, dealer in fine Boots, Shoes and Rubbers ; 
Sole Agent for the J. F. Bliss' Ladies Fine Goods, No. 487 
Central Avenue, Dover, N. H. — To obtain a slioe that 
combines comfort, style and durability with cheap- 
ness — such is the aim of about every bu3'er, and any 
information that will serve to make the attainment of this, 
object easier and surer cannot fail to be of general inter- 
est. It is evident that to suit a variety of customers a 
variety of goods must be carried, aud one of the primfr 
reasons for the high esteem in which the establishment 
carried on by Mr. W. P. Page, at No. 487 Central avenue, 
is held, is the fact that the assortment shown contains arti- 
cles suited to all tastes. The inception of this enterprise 
occurred many years ago, and after two or three changes 
in its management came into the possession of the present 
proprietor in 1887. Mr. Page is a native of Dover, and i& 
very well known throughout the vicinity. He is indef&- 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER. 



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tigable in his efforts to not only maintain but to add to tlie 
hiirh reputation so long enjoyed by his establishment. He 
is sole agent for J. F.'^Bliss' ladies' tine goods, and also 
maUes a^specialty of the Day sewed flexible shoe, which is 
as easy as hand sewed, being entirely free from wax thread 
and tacks. He keeps a close watch on the market, ready 
at all times to take advantage of any opportunity to offer 
his patrons exceptional advantages. A store measuring 
30x40 feet is occupied, and two competent and polite 
assistants are employed. So complete an assortment of 
sizes and widths is kept in stock that the most difficult feet 
can almost invariably be fitted perfectly, and not an article 
leaves the store tlial'is not fully warranted to prove just as 
represented in every respect. 

John T. Hill, Furnaces. Ranges and Heating Stoves, 
Glass and Wooden Ware, Steam Washers, Clothes Wring- 
ers, Sheet Lead and Lead Pipe, Soil Pipe, Gas and Water 
Pipe, 19 Third Street, Dover, N. H.— The premises occu- 
pied by Jlr. John T. Hill, comprise one floor and base- 
ment each 20x50 feet in dimensions, and it is safe to say 
that were thev double that size the proprietor could profit- 
ably use them, for Mr. Hill carries a very heavy and varied 
stock and does a business which although already large is 
constantly increasing. Jlr. Hill is a native of Northwood, 
N. H.. and is widely known in Dover and vicinity, in social 
as well as business' circles. Employment is given to six 
competent assistants, and in addition to dealing in glass 
and wooden ware, steam washers, clothes wringers, sheet 
lead and lead pipe, soil pipe, gas and water pipe, furnaces, 
ranges, heating, oil and.gasoline stoves, etc., do an exten- 
sive business in plumbing, tin roofing, tin. lead, copper, 
zinc and sheet iron work, also all kinds of stove repairs, 
and wood and copper pumps made to order, all work 
being promptly executed, while moderate charges are 
made in every instance. The stock carried is exception- 
ally varied and complete, the prices quoted comparing 
favorably with those named at any establishment dealing in 
the same line of goods. Cooking and heating stoves are 
offered at very low prices, and those in need of an article 
of this kind, would do well to procure it of a man who 
guarantees his goods to prove as represented and has an 
enviable reputation for faithfully carrying out every 
agreement. 

Fred H. Hayes, D.D.S., 372 Central Avenue, Dover, 
N. H. — Americans have been so frequently informed that 
they have the worst teeth in the world, that the fact should 
be pretty generally understood, and that American den- 
tists are the best in the world is also a matter of common 
knowledge. There is nothing contradictory in this state 
of affairs, for demand and .supply follow the same laws in 
professional as in mercantile life, and it is as natural to 
find many dentists in a country where their services are in 
great request, as it is to find the most lawyers in lands 
where labor affecting persons and property are most per- 
fectly executed. Our American temperature has much to 
do with the poorness of our teeth as a nation, but there 
has certainly been a marked improvement since more 
attention has been paid to the care of these useful mem- 
bers. Decay of the teeth is invariably progressive, and 
no one, once noticing symptoms of such decay should hes- 
itate a moment to place himself under the care of a thor- 
oughly competent dentist. There are many in this vicin- 
ity, and one of the most popular of these is Dr. Fred H. 
Hayes, for this gentleman is not only an experienced and 
skilled operator, but is noted for the gentleness and con- 
sideration with which he discharges his responsible duties. 
This faculty cannot be acquired, in our opinion, its exer- 
cise can be made much more easy by education and prac- 
tice. To combine thoroughness with gentleness should be 
the aim of every dental practitioner. We take pleasure in 
noting the success Dr. Hayes has gained in this respect. 
He is a native of Dover, and a graduate of the Boston 
Dental College. He is well known in this locality, hav- 
ing been established here since 1883. Those needing the 
services of a good dentist can do no better than to consult 
■with him at his office, No. 372 Central avenue. 



M. & T. Chicoine & Co., dealers in Flour, Sugars, Pork, 
Lard, Hams. Beans, Molasses, Teas, Coffees and Spices ; 
also Fresh Meat and Provisions a Specialty, corner Main 
and Portland Streets, Dover, N. H.— This establishment 
has proved very successful and popular and but a compar- 
atively small amount of investigation is required to ascer- 
tain the cause of this popularity. Everybody likes to be 
sure of getting the worth of their money when they make 
purchases, and to know that the groceries and provisions 
they are consuming are as pure and fresh as the market 
affords. We all like to receive prompt attention and civil 
treatment when we have occasion to visit a store and give 
an order. Now when we say that all these desirable 
things are to be secured by dealing with M. it T. Chicoine 
& Co.. we think no further explanation is needed, for the 
popularity of this store. The business was started in 1888 
by M. & t. Chicoine at No. 69 Main street. They moved 
their store to their present location, corner of Main and 
Portland streets in 1889. The present firm of M. & T. 
Chicoine & Co. was formed in 1890. These gentlemen are 
dealers in flour, sugar, pork, lard, bams, beans, molasses, 
teas, coffees and spices. They also make a specialty of 
fresh meat and provisions. The assortment of the goods 
is excellent and the prices named for them is as low as the 
market will permit. Messrs. M. and T. Chicoine are 
natives of Canada. Mr. Frank Blair is a native of Dover. 

B. Frank Nealley, Dry (ioods, Bracewell Building, 
Central Avenue, Dover, N. H.— There is but little use of 
our saying that the enterprise conducted by Mr. B. Frank 
Nealley is a most popular one of its kind in this section of 
Dover, for the facts are very generally known, and there 
are few if any people who are at all acquainted in this sec- 
tion, but what have remarked the popularity gained by its 
proprietor. The enterprise in question was established in 
1865, therefore its popularity has long been established. 
Mr. B. Frank Nealley is a native ot Seuth Berwick, Me., 
ami is personally too well known in this city to render it 
necessary to make extended personal mention, suffice it to 
say that at present he is mayor of Dover, and has been 
representative and senator. The premises occupied com- 
prise one floor and a basement each 20 X 65 feet in dimen- 
sions, an extensive retail business is carried on. employment 
being given to efficient and polite assistants. A comprehen- 
sive and skillfully selected assortment of dry goods is dis- 
played at this store. Careful and courteous attention is 
extended to every caller, and as the store is conveniently 
located in Bracewell Building, Central avenue, the public 
will find it advantageous to inspect the stock before pur- 
chasing elsewhere. The prices are very low, the propri- 
etor enjoying the most favorable relations with wholesalers 
and producers, and fixing his rates accordingly. 

O. T. Henderson, retail dealer in Corn, Flour, Meal, 
Salt, Seeds, and Choice Family Groceries, Henderson's 
Block, corner JIain and Chapel Streets, Dover, N. H — 
Among the oldest established enterprises of the kind in 
this section of the State, is that conducted by >Ir. C. T. 
Henderson, for its inception occured nearly half a century 
ago, operations having been begun about 1848 by S. H. 
Henderson & Son, this firm giving place to H. M. Hender- 
son in 1858, the business finally coming into the possession 
of the present proprietor, Mr. C. T. Henderson, in 1870. 
Mr. Henderson has recently remodeled and refitted his 
store so it is one of the finest in the city. He is a native 
of Dover, and is widely and favorably known throughout 
the city. He occupies premises at the corner of Main and 
Chapel streets, Henderson's Block, comprising a s-tore 
22 X 75 feet in dimensions and a basement 40 X 22 feet. 
The stock handled includes corn, flour, meal, salt, seeds, 
and choice family groceries of all kinds. Every facility is 
at hand for the proper accommodation of the various com- 
modities dealt in, and the arrangements for the prompt 
delivery of orders and economical handling of the stock 
are complete and well devised. A large retail business is 
done, and customers may depend upon having their com- 
missions promptly and faithfully executed, while the low- 
est market rates are quoted in every department. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF LOVER. 



V. H. McDaniel, Notary Public. Auctioneer and 
Ap()raisei', dealer iu Heal Estate, 337 Central Avenue, 
Dover, K. II — Surprise is frequently expressed because 
certain men are able to transact sucli a great amount of 
business and successfull)' carry on many enterprises varied 
and distinct in character, but in the large majority of such 
instances the explanation is to be found in the answer 
given by a man of this type to one who inquired how he 
could accomplish so much. "Simply by making use of 
the best obtainable facilities," was the reply. Many of us 
take strangely roundabout methods of doing a thing, and 
a prominent example is to be found in the practice of 
inquiring of friends and making a personal tour when 
searching for desirable real estate to buy or rent. This of 
course is all very well so far as it goes, but as long as there 
are well-equipped real estate agencies it is foolish to dis- 
pense with (heir ai J, for time and money may be saved by 
patronizing them. There for instance is the office of 5Ir. 
V. H. McDaniel at No. 327 Central avenue. Mr. 
McDaniel is a native of Strafford, N. H., and has carried 
on business iu this city for about sixteen years. He is a 
notary public, auctioneer, appraiser, and dealer in real 
estate and enjoys a very high reputation for intelligence 
and integrity. Commissions will be executed at very 
short notice in the most skillful and painstaking mauner, 
and miiderale charges are the rule in every instance. Jlr. 
McDaniel always has some very desirable city and 
suburban propert}' on his books, and is in a position to 
render valuable assistance to those wishing to buj', sell, 
exchange, or rent real estate. In addition to the above 
business Mr. McDaniel manages the sale of the American 
Rubber Paint for metal, shingle and marine uses. It is 
warranted not to crack, cleave or peel. It is a sure pro- 
tection against fire, water and lightning. It has become 
generally known and meets with a rapidly increasing sale 
throughout the New England and Middle States. 

Charles A. Tufts, Apothecary, Central Square, Dover, 
N. H. — If ever}- apothecary were also a physician, the 
convenience of the public would undoubtedly be much 
better served, but as such is not the case, the best thing to 
do is to take advantage of the opportunities offered by 
those who do combine these important points. Among 
these we take pleasure in calling particular attention to 
Dr. Chas. A. Tufts, whose store is located at 85 Washing- 
ton street. Central square, Dover, N. H. Dr. Tufts is a 
graduate of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, as 
well as the medical department of Dartmouth College, and 
has been proprietor of this establishment since 1S47, at 
which time he succeeded Mr. Asa A. Tufts, who started 
this business in 1813. This being one of the oldest apoth- 
ecary stores in the county. The premises occupied com- 
prise a store 18 X 60 feet in dimensions and a storehouse. 
Two reliable and well informed clerks are employed, and 
the large stock of drugs, medicines, chemicals, toilet and 
fancy articles, etc , is carefully selected from tlie most 
reliable sources, and always kept complete in every 
department. Prescriptions are compounded at short 
notice, and the charges made are always as low as is con- 
sistent with the use of ingredients oif the best quality. 
Customers are assured courteous treatment and prompt 
attention. Dr. Chas. A. Tufts, who is a native of this 
city is very widely known in this vicinity, and has been 
councilman, alderman, town clerk, associate judge of 
police court and senator. 

M. P. Bennett, Junk Dealer, No. 19 New York Street, 
Dover. N. H. — It seems a somewhat curious thing that iu 
civilized countries, where there are facilities at hand for 
the manufacturing of everything required in modern life, 
in any quantity that may be called for, there is actually 
much less waste than there is in lands where ordinary 
commodities are much harder to obtain, what is known in 
this country as a " junk store." does not exist in barbarous 
regions, for the simple reason that there are no means at 
hand to work the "junk" over again and thus greatly 
increase its commercial value. It is very convenient for 
the average householder to have a man come and carry 
off the accumulation of old rags, iron, etc., that gather 



so quickly in the ordinary home, and indeed, such a 
visit proves both convenient and profitable, for the junk 
dealer stands ready to pay a fair price for the articles that 
are of use to him, and thus not only carries away your 
rubbish, but pays you for the privilege. Mr. M. P. Ben- 
nett, doing business at No. 19 New^York street, Dover, 
has become well known as one who pays the highest cash 
prices and manages his business with liberality as well as 
skill lie deals in old iron, rags, and all kinds of old 
junk, and also runs a tin cart. He is enterprising and lib- 
eral in all his business transactions, and is very generally 
known and esteemed throughout Dover and vicinity. 

G. P. Butterfield, Agent for National Life Insurance 
Co. ; Office 9, National Block. 4.50 Central Avenue, Dover, 
N. _H.— The National Life Insurance Company of Jlont- 
pelier, Vt., was incorporated in 1848 and is as successful 
an example of a purely mutual company as the country 
can show. The word " mutual " is used very loosely in its 
relations to insurance organizations and has come to mean 
almost anything, or rather almost nothing ; but as an illus- 
tration of what " mutual " insurance actually should be, 
we would refer our readers to the insurance afforded by 
the instalment bonds of the National Life Insurance 
Company— characterized by Elizur Wright as " The 
grandest step in fair dealing within the "history of life 
insurance." The claim of the company that these bonds 
are in many respects better than a savings bank or a gov- 
ernment bond, is fully justified by the facts, for not only 
do they make the saving of money easy and sure, but from 
the time the first payment is made they ensure that your 
dependents will b>; provided for in case of your death" the 
full face value of the bond being then payable at once. 
The iu-talmcnts are far below the premium charged for 
ordinary endowment policies, having twenty years to run, 
and the actual co.^t of insurance is definitely known and is 
reduced to a minimum. We have not the available space 
to make the principle and the practical workings of these 
bonds f-nlirelj' clear, but we trust we have sufficiently 
interested our readers to induce them to call on Mr. 
George P. Butterfield, at office 9, National Block, No. 450 
Central avenue, for he is agent of the company for this 
section of the State and is ready, able and willing to give 
clear and exhaustive information concerning the methods 
and resources of this representative corporation. Mr. But- 
terfield is a native of Great Falls, and has a large circle of 
friends throughout this vicinity. He has represented the 
company here since 1889 and is greatly developing its 
business in this section. 

E. S. Tash & Co., Choice Family Groceries, Shoe Tools 
and Findings, 499 Central Avenue, Dover, N. II.— The 
establishment now conducted by E. S. Tash A Co., may 
truthfully be said to be one of the old business houses of 
Dover, having been founded in 1850. Tlie firm of A. S. 
Tash & Co., assuming control in 1854. In 1865 the style 
was changed to G. W. Tash & Co., the present firm being 
formed in 1887. the individual members of which are Mr. 
Edwin S. Tash. and. Mr. George W. Gray, both of tliem 
are natives of New Durham, N. H., and are very widely 
and favorabl}- known throughout Dover and vicinity. Mr. 
Tash served in the army during the late Southern war, 
was messenger to the governor's coimcil during the legis- 
lature of 1887, and has held the office of both councilman 
and alderman, while iMr. Gray has been overseer of the 
poor for five years. The premises occupied are located at 
No. 499 Central avenue, and comprise one floor and base- 
ment, each 20 X 75 feet in dimensions. An immense 
stock is carried, made up of teas, coffees, spices, extracts, 
choice famil}' groceries, canned goods, flour, grain, pro- 
duce, etc . together with shoe tools, and findings. The 
firm do an extensive retail business and emploj' thoroughly 
competent assistants. As for their methods these should 
certainly be well understood in this vicinity by this time 
and hardly call for description in these columns. Suffice 
it to stiy that tlie governing principles of the enterprise is 
the returning of full value for monej' received, and so ably 
is this carried out that an honestly dissatisfied customer is 
a great rarity at this popular store. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER. 



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Savings Baak for the County of Strafford, Washiugtou 
Street, D.iv.r. N. 11 — ' Sliow iii.^ a c muiry without sav- 
ings banks or their equivalent, and 1 will show you a 
people without ambition or resources," says a noted 
writer on economic subjects, and certainly all must allow 
that where savings banks most abound, prosperity, good 
citizenship, comfortable homes and educational privileges 
abound also. We hear a great deal of talk nowadays 
about the "capitalist" and the " wage-earner," and many 
speak as though their interests were directly opposed and 
they could have nothing in common with each other, but 
It must be borne in mind that the majority of intelligent 
•wage-earners are capitalists themselves — in a small way, it 
is true, but still enough so to bring il home to them that 
capitalists as well as wage earners have rights, and that 
injustice to one class works injury to all. Therefore the 
educitional inlluences of savings banks cannot properly be 
left out of the reckoning in summing up their usefulness, 
and no person will deny that during the nearly seventy 
years that the savings bank for the county of Strafford has 
been in successful operation it has made its depositors 
wiser as well as richer. This worthy institution was 
incorporated in 1823, and for many years has ranked high 
among the representative savings banks of New E igland. 
A late statement showed deposits of .fS, 800, 000 with sur- 
plus and premiums of over half a million dollars ; but 
what still more fully justifies the implicit confidence 
reposed in the enterprise is the standing of the men iden- 
tified with it, for figures are not always conclusive, but 
the characters of a numoer of prominent men in a commu- 
nity are fully and generally understood, and assure the 
stability of any undertaking upon whose successful con- 
tinuance they are dependent. The president is Mr. 
Oharles H. Sawyer, the vice-presidents are Messrs. Elisha 
R. Brown and Samuel (J. Fisher, and the board of trus- 
tees is constituted as follows : Charles H. Sawyer, Elisha 
R. Brown, Samuel C. Fisher, William S. Stevens, .lohn 
H. Ilurd, John Holland, B. P. Nealley, Daniel Hall, 
Robert G. Pike. The secretary and treasurer is Mr. 
Albert O. JIather, and the executive ofilcer is Mr. E, R. 
Brown. The banking rooms are located in the Strafford 
Bank Building, Washington street, and are so commodi- 
ous and so conveniently arranged as to allow business to 
be speedily and accurately transacted, all unnecessary 
delay being absolutely avoided, and the convenience of 
depositors thereby greatly served. 

Rooney & Burnham, Contractors and Builders, Cabinet 
Work. Washington Street, Dover, N. H. — It is unques- 
tionably a f.acl that many peo|)le are deterred from build- 
ing houses for themselves, by the stories current regarding 
the difficulty of knowing beforehand just what a given 
structure is going to cost, for there is hardly one of us but 
what has had stories related to him tliat are enough to dis- 
courage any man of humble means from building at all. 
But the question comes up, is there any need of this 
uncertainty V In our oviinion there is not. Builders are 
governed by the same rules that control those carrying on 
other branches of industry, and there is no reason why 
they should not as a class, adhere as closely to their agree- 
ments, as other business men do. Of course, if when 
your house is half finished you want one part of it made to 
look like the one across the way, or another part changed 
to correspond with some ideas you have got since accepting 
the original plans, you must expect to have to pay for such 
alterations, and it is really right here that most of the 
trouble comes. Place your orders with reputable builders, 
as for instance Uooney & Burnham of Washington street, 
and you need have no fear but what they will do their part 
if you will do yours. They employ a sufficient force of 
workmen to enable them to fill orders either for building 
or repairing at short notice. Mr. II. P. Uooney has been 
engaged in this business since 1884. The present firm of 
Rooney & Burnham was formed in 1800 Their terms are 
very reasonable, and their reputation for durable work is 
-unsurpassed. Tiiey have fulfilled many commissions to 
■the satisfaction of all concerned. They attend to orders 
ior cabinet work, as well as for contracting and building. 



StraflFord National Bank, Dover, N. II,— The Strafford 
National Bank may be said to have had its inception some 
eighty-seven vears ago, for it was organ iz -d as a Slate 
bank in 1803, having reorganized under the national 
banking laws in 1805, with a capital of $120,000 wliich 
has since been increased to |200,000. The record it 
has made is a most honorable and creditable one. for 
■' brilliant" financiering has been carefully avoided, while 
on the other hand, undue conservatism has also l)een left 
uupracliced. It is often a delicate matter to properly dis- 
criminate between " old fogyism " ami recklessness, for the 
principles of one age may not apply to another, and il is 
notorious that since the close of the war values have been 
revolutionized and business mothods totally changed ; but 
the Strafford National Bmk has always been managed by 
men who were actively engaged in business life and hence 
were in a position to know at the earliest possible moment 
of impending changes of conditions. We need not say 
that this bank has greatly aided in the development of 
Dover's interests, for were the contrary the fact it could 
never have attained its pre.sent popularity or have pos- 
sessed the influence it now unquestionably wields. But it 
by no means rests its claims to patronage on past services 
— on the contrary, no bank in this section receives the 
accounts of firms, corporations, instituti(ms and individ- 
uals on more favorable terms, or offers a more efficient 
service in connection with the collection of drafts, the 
purchase and sale of standard securities, the reception of 
deposits and the discounting of approved commercial 
paper. Finely appointed rooms are utilized, located in 
the Strafford Bank Building, Washington street, and the 
facilities avai,lable enable business to be promptly trans- 
acted. Among those identified with this bank are some of 
Dover's leading manufacturers and merchants, the pres- 
ident being Mr. William S. Stevens, the cashier Mr. E. 
R. Brown, and the assistant cashier Mr. C. S. Cartland. 
The board of directors is constituted of Messrs. Wm. S. 
Stevens, John McDuffee, Jeremiah Smith, E. R. Brown, 
C. n. Sawyer, S. C. Fisher, Geo. S. Frost. 

Foot & Snell, dealers in Foreign and Domestic Hard- 
ware, Mowing Machines, and all kinds of Agricultural 
Implements, etc., ."ilO Central Av., Dover. —It is difficult to 
get an idea of the magnitude and the character of the 
business carried on by Messrs. Foot tt Snell, without a 
personal visit to the premises occupied by them, for the 
simple statement that they deal in hardware and carry a 
very heav3' and varied stock — although true enough as far 
as it goes — still utterlj' fails to convey an adequate concep- 
tion of the importance of the enterprise in question. Its 
inception occurred about forty five ytars ago, Mr. H. A. 
Foot, being the oriffinal founder. In 1866 be was suc- 
ceeded by Jlr. G. E. Foot, who conducted it alone for 
three years, and in 18C9, associated himself with Mr. T. 
II. Snell, under the preseut firm uame of Foot & Snell. 
Under their fostering care the ancient reputation, of the 
enterprise has been more than maintained, for it is now 
conceded that no establishment in Dover offers greater 
inducements to purchasers of hardware in general. The 
premises occupied are located at No. .510 Central avenue, 
and comprise two floors, each 20 X 60 feet in dimensions, 
in addition to a storehouse 90 feet long. Such ample 
accommodations argue a very extensive stock, and such is 
indeed carried, it being exceptionally complete in every 
department, including as it does, foreign and domestic 
hardware, mowing machines, and all kinds of agriculliiral 
implements. Very low prices are quoted, and sufficient 
assistance is employed to ensure prompt and accurate 
attention to every order. Messrs. G E. Foot and T. H. 
Snell are both natives of Dover, and very well known 
throughout the social, as well as business circles of this 
city. Mr. Foot was in the army four years, during our 
late Southern war, and has also been connected with the 
city government as alderman and councilman. Mr. Snell 
has also held the the office of alderman. These gentle- 
men have had a long and varied experience in their pres- 
ent line of business, and are thoroughly familiar with it in 
every detail. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER. 




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Charles E. Bacon, ilealer in Diamoncis, Watches, 
Clocks, Jewelry unci Silverware, Spectacles a Specialty. 
Watches, .lewelry and Clocks Repaired. Engraving 
neatly executed. No. 388 Central Avenue, Dover, N. H. 
— This establishment occupies ii prominent position among 
the oldest, most complete, and most attractive establish- 
ments of the kind in Dover, and contains a reliable stock 
of goods, embracing a tine variety of diamonds, watches, 
clocks, jewelery and silverware. "Mr. Bacon also carries a 
largejiue of artistic brass goods that are elegant in style 
and l]nish. (Piano ]am|)s are very attractive and useful, 
and make a very suitable wedding present) and hundreds 
of things which our limited space'will not admit of men- 
tion. The store is located at No. 388 Central avenue, and 
is of the dimensions of 20 X 40 feet. Altogether this store 
is one of the most attractive in town, and "has been under 
the able management of Mr. Charles E. Bacon since 1857, 
he conducts his business on a high plane of honor with 
fair representation of all goods, and one price, that the 
very lowest. Mr. Bacon is a native of Biddeford, Maine, 
and has conducted his business in Dover from the start in 
a highly satisfactory manner, both to himself and his 
patrons. Two competent and reliable assistants are 
employed and an extensive retail business is done. !Mr. 
Bacon is sole agent for the Diamond spectacles, and gives 
special attention to watch, clock and jewelry repairing ; 
also enffraving is neatly executed, and the most intricate 
jolis will be satisfactorily performed in a thoroughly work- 
manlike manner at exceedingly moderate prices. No 
misrepresentations are permitted" at this store, and callers 
may feel assured that all articles bought here will prove 
just as represented. 

A. A. J. Eilloren, Groceries. Cigars and Confectionery, 
314 Central Ave., Dover, N. H.— Tlie store occupied by 
the Killoren Bro's is one of the most popular in the town, 
the stock is complete in every department, and is made up 
of carefully selected goods, which may be confidently 
relied upon to be precisely as represented, Messrs. Andrew 
and .John Killoren have carried on their present enterprise 
for over ten years, both gentlemen are well known in 
political as well as business circles. The premises utilized 
at 314 Central ave.. cover an area of over 800 feet and 
are very conveniently fitted up, enabling the firm to dis- 
play their goods to excellent advantage, and with the aid 
of three assistants to handle their business without «on- 
fusion or delay. Fine groceries, teas, coffees, flour, etc., 
ciffars of all the best brands, and pure confectionery are 
offered at the very lowest market rates, and all goods are 



guaranteed to give satisfaction to the most fastidious. 
Callers are assured prompt and courteous attention and all 
orders are tilled accurately and when promised, and no one- 
who calls at this highly popular establishment will hav& 
reason to regret having done so. 

Valentine Mathes, wholesale and retail dealer in Coal,. 
Wood, Grain, Hay, Lathes, Shingles and Superphosphate, 
Folsom Street, Dover, N. H.— The enterprise conducted 
by Mr. Valentine Mathes is of the very first importance to- 
the residents of Dover and vicinity, for Mr. Jlathes deals- 
in a variety of standard commodities, and quotes such low 
prices that a good deal of money can be saved by placing- 
orders with him. He solicits a trial order from those 
wisldng anything in his line, and feels confident that in 
many cases he can enable customers to save ten per cent.,, 
from the amount they formerly expended for coal, grain, 
etc. Mr. Jlathes was born in Durham, N. H , and has- 
carried on his present business since 18T9. The premises- 
utilized are located on Folsom street, and comprise a grain 
elevator, coal and wood sheds, etc., a very heavy stock of 
coal, wood, grain, hay. lathes, shingles, superphosphate, 
etc., being constantly carried, enabling the most extensive- 
wholesale or retail orders to be filled without delay. 
Employment is given to fifteen assistants, and all goods- 
are delivered in the compact part of the city tree. Orders- 
by mail or telephone are assured immediate and careful 
attention, and a team will call regularly to take orders if 
desired. Mr. Mathes makes it a rule" to deliver goods 
promptly at the time promised, and no small share of the- 
popularity of his establishment can be traced to this prac- 
tice. 

Walton B. Sha-w, dealer in Boots, Shoes and Rubbera 
of all kinds. 101 Washington Street, Dover, N. H.— Con- 
sidering the important influence that is exerted by what i» 
worn on the teet — not only on one's personal appearance, 
but also on one's health as well. — it is not surprising that 
many people should find it harder to select a durable pair 
of shoes than any other article of dress, therefore, in order 
to obtain reliable and satisfactory foot covering depend- 
ence must be placed in the dealer, and when we say Mr. 
Walton R. Shaw guards the interests of his customers as- 
thongh they were his own, we only voice the opinion of 
many of those familiar with his business methods. This- 
establishment was originally founded by Mr. O. C. Ingra- 
ham, who conducted the business for over fifteen years. 
Since 1889 it liae been under the sole control of Mr. Wal- 
ton Shaw who is a native of Holbrook, Mass. The prem- 
ises occupied at No. 101 Washington street are 'iO x OO 
feet in dimensions, and boots and shoes of all kinds are 
handled, and the stock carried is sufficiently comprehen- 
sive to include all sizes, shapes, kinds and conditions of 
foot-wear. The proprietor of this store warrants every 
article leaving this establishment to prove as represented. 

G. W. Home & Co., Brick Manufacturers, Dover, 
N. H. — Among the representative manufacturing 
enterprises which have made Dover -what it now 
is. it would never do to omit mention of that carried on 
under the firm-name of G. W. Home & Co., for this was 
inaugurated many years ago and has attained a reputation- 
which is by no means confined to this section. Mr. Home 
is dead, and the business is now owned by his daughter, it 
being carried on under the direct management of Mr. 
Wingate Bunker, who is well and favorably known in 
manufacturing and general business circles, and who ia 
very successful in maintaining the high reputation so long^ 
associated with this undertaking. Messrs. G. W. Home 
& Co., utilize s-pacious premises and are very exten- 
sively engaged in the manufacture of brick. The 
sheds used for storage purposes cover a very wide- 
expanse of gronnd, and as a general thing a heavy stock 
of finished brick is carried. The average annual produc- 
tion is abont 2,000,000, and the largest orders can be 
filled at short notice and the lowest market rales. The- 
bricks are remarkalily uniform in quality, and are highly 
spoken of by all who" have made use of them. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER. 



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George & Langmaid, Granite Cutters, and dealers in 
Monuments. Tablets and Cemetery Enclosures, Kiver St., 
Dover, N. H. — It is undoubtedly a fact that tirst-class stone 
work is not to be had at second or third class rates, but it 
should be remembered that all first-class rates are by no 
means identical, and that there is really no need of payin.s; 
fancy figures in order to get work equal to the best. A 
practical illustration of the truth of these assertions 
may be obtained by visiting the establishment con- 
ducted by IMesars. George & Langmaid, at No. 31 
River street, for this firm do stone cutting in gen- 
eral ; making a specialty of granite monuments and 
cemetery work, and quoting uniformly moderate prices 
on work that will bear the most critical inspection. This 
business was at one time carried on by Mr. Ira A. Butter- 
field, who was succeeded in 1883 by Jlr. Stephen W. 
George and Levi Elder, and iu 18S6 Mr. George assumed 
entire control of the business and continued until 1889, 
when !Mr. Linville F. Langmaid was admitted to partner- 
ship. Mr. George is a native of Vermont and Mr. Lang- 
maid of New Ilampshire, both partners being skillful 
stonecutters who have had long and varied experience. A 
great variety of designs is offered to choose from, and esti- 
mates will cheerfully be made on application, all orders, 
large or small, being assured prompt and painstaking atten- 
tion. Messrs. George & Langmaid have recently opened a 
granite quarry in Nottingham, which is located ten miles 
from Dover. This granite is the best this side of Concord. 
It is light in color, and very nice for cemetery and build- 
ing work. 



City Employment Bureau, W. C. Williams, 327 
Central Avenue. SIcCarty Block, Dover, N. H.— In 
theory, an employment bureau cannot fail to be of great 
public convenience and so deserves liberal support, but in 
practice many establishments of this kind are of no use 
whatever and are carefully avoided by well-informed per- 
sons in search of desirable help. The fault of course is 
with the management, for the principle involved is sound, 
and when intelligently and honorably carried out the 
results are sure to be eminently satisfactory to all parties 
concerned. Therefore we take pleasure in calling atten- 
tion to the City Employment Bureau, located at No. 327 
Central avenue, in McCarty Block, for since this office was 
opened, in 1889, it has made an enviable record for effi- 
ciencv and reliability. The proprietor, Mr. W. C. "Wil- 
liams, is a native of New York Slate, and served iu the 
armv during the Rebellion. He is associated with the 
leading employment offices in Boston, and is in a position 
to supply private families, hotels, restaurants, boarding, 
mountain and seashore houses with help at short notice. 
He constantly has the names of male and female help of 
all nationalities on his books, and can furnish new arrivals 
to those preferring turh. The office is open from 8 A. m. 
to 8 P. M., and is in charge of Mrs. Williams, prompt and 
courteous attention being assured to every caller. All 
first-class help will be furnished with situations at short 
notice. 



P. Gorman, dealer in Groceries, Fruits and Vegetables, 
Choice Butter, Cheese and Eggs, 11 Locust St., Dover, N. 
H. — It is becoming generally understood that the food we 
eat has more to do with our bodily health than any other 
one thing. Disorders and even diseases that were once 
treated with powerful drugs and medicines, are now cor- 
rected and almost entirely cured by careful attention to- 
diet. It is also conceded that the man who most perfectly 
suits his food to his temperament ami his occupation, will,, 
other things being e(iual, enjoy the best health. Therefore 
it is of the highest importance to know where reliable food 
products may be best obtained. We are happy to be able 
to call the "attention of our readers to so deserving and 
well-managed an establishment as that carried on by Mr. 
P. Gorman, at No. 11 Locust street. He commenced ope- 
rations here in 1881, and has already built up a large- 
retail trade. An extensive stock is constantly on hand 
consisting of groceries, fruits and vegetables, choice but- 
ter, cheese and eggs. Mr. Gorman obtains his goods from 
the most reliable sources, and is therefore in a position to- 
guarantee that they will prove as represented. Two com- 
petent assistants are employed, and no trouble is spared to- 
satisfy all customers. Mr. Gorman caters to family trade 
and quotes the lowest market rates on goods of standard 
quality. 



Jenness & Harvey, Livery, Boarding and Baiting Sta- 
ble. Hacks furnished for Funerals, Private Parties, etc. 
Rear of American House, Dover, N. U.— The firm of Jen- 
ness & Harvey, .have shown great enterprise in catering to- 
the public. A visit to their stable will disclose the fact, 
that first-class teams may be obtained there at very reason- 
able rates and at short notice. Horses will be taken to- 
board at a moderate price and are assured proper care, 
good food and suitable stabling. The stable which is 
located at the rear of the American House, contains thirty 
stalls. Hacks will be furnished when desired for funerals, 
private parlies, etc. These gentlemen do a large business 
in horse clipping. Those who have patronized them in 
this line, can testify to the careful and skillful manner in 
which the operation was performed. Four capable assist- 
ants are employed, and the interests of their customers are 
faithfully consulted. This enterprise has been conducted 
by the present proprietors since 1888. Mr. C. E .Jenness 
who is a native of Dover, N. H., was formerly proprietor 
of the Hawthorn Stable. Mr. F. C. Harvey is a native 
of South Berwick, Maine. All having business dealings 
with these gentlemen will find them "thoroughly reliable 
and honorable. It is their aim to keep a first-class stable, 
where first-class teams may be obtained at all times, and 
thus far they have succeeded to the satisfaction of all! 
interested. 



The City Laundry, the original Dan Guilfoyle, 
Proprietor, corner of Third Street and Central Avenue, 
Dover, N. H.-— There are many people who object to hav- 
ing washing done at home and yet do not feel disposed to- 
entrust their linen to public laundries. But there is no- 
more necessity of having your clothes injured at a laundry 
than there is of having them done up at home, for The 
City Laundry now run by ]Mr. Dan Guilfoyle at the cor- 
ner of Third street and Central avenue, does careful work 
and avoids injury to the most delicate fabric. Mr. Guil- 
foyle has conducted his present enterprise since 1884, and 
has built up a thriving business, employment being given 
to only thoroughly experienced assistants. The uniform 
superiority of the work turned out at this establishment is 
evident to the most fastidious. A very important feature 
of the business is the fact that all clothes are dried out in 
the open air, no chemicals used whatever, while the prices- 
are so low that all can afford to take advantage of the 
opportunities offered. Laundry work of all kinds is done 
at short notice, and work is called for and delivered 
promptly as promised. Mr Guilfoyle is a native of Dover, 
and well known throughout the city and vicinity. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER. 



James W. Hartford, Harness MaUer, 9 Locust Street, 
Dovur, N. II. — Whik' no iiiun is to be blamed for trying 
to purchase tin- g.jods lie requires as cbeaply as possible, 
still, it should alwaj-s be remembered that articles of 
standard merit have a much more uniform or standard 
price than those which are simply made to sell, as 
the saying is, and that the lowest priced article is there- 
fore not necessarily the cheapest. This principle applies 
to every line of business and particularly to that devoted 
to the manufacture and sale of harnesses, whips, collars, 
•etc., for these goods vary greatly in quality, as good mate- 
rial and skillful workmanship have to be paid for. Mr. 
James W. Hartford has built up an enviable reputation in 
the production of the above named goods, having been 
engaged in the business for over thirty years His shop 
is looited at No, 9 Locust street, Dover. N. H. The 
premises have an area of about 300 feet, while the employ- 
ment of an experienced assistant enables him to serve his 
customers in a prompt and satisfactory manner. These 
articles are offered at the very lowest market rates. Mr. 
Hartford is a native of Dover, N. H., and is almost uni- 
"versally known in this vicinity as he has been deputy 
sheriff. Orders for custom work or repairing will be 
filled at very short notice. 

J. Frank Roberts, dealer in Groceries, Flour and 
Produce, Teas, Coffees and Spices, E.vtracts and Canned 
■Goods, at the lowest cash prices, 498 Central Avenue, 
Dover, N. H. — The great magnitude of the grocery busi- 
ness in this city, is significantly indicated by the number 
and importance of the houses engaged in this line of trade, 
and of these, none occupies a more prominent position 
than that of Mr. J. Prank Roberts, doing business at Ko. 
498 Central avenue. This enterprise was inaugurated in 
1879 by the present proprietor. In 1887 he associated 
himself with Mr. Foss. under the firm style of Hoberts & 
Foss, which was continued until 1890, when Mr. Roberts 
again assumed entire management of the business. Mr. 
Roberts is a native of Maine, and is well known through- 
out Dover and vicinity as an enterprising and sagacious 
business man. No retail grocery house in this city enjoys 
more favorable relations with producers, wholesalers, etc., 
and the consequence of this state of affairs is to be seen 
in the exceptional advantages the proprietor is enabled to 
offer his customers in the purchase of many standard 
commodities. The premises occupied comprise a store 
and storeroom, each 20 X 40 feet in dimensions, and are 
well fitted up for the accommodation of the large and 
varied stock dealt in, which includes groceries, flour and 
produce ; also teas, coffees, spices, e.xtracts and canned 
goods. Three competent assistants are employed and all 
orders are assured immediate and careful attention, while 
the prices quoted are invariabl3' in accordance with the 
very lowest market rates. 

" Boston Five and Ten Cent Store," Tin Ware, Glass 
Ware, Toys, Crockery, 108 Washington Street, Dover, N. 
H. — A very attractive establishment lor the housekeeper 
to visit is that known as the " Boston 5 and 10 Cent 
Store," which is located at No. 108 Washington street, for 
here may be seen a fine assortment of crockery, glassware, 
and tinware ; also a well selected line of toys, and many 
other goods too numerous to mention. Business was 
begun here in 1880, and has already attained extensive 
proportions. The premises utilized are of the dimensions 
of 20 X 50 feet, and the stock on hand is displayed to 
excellent advantage. Children are well provided for at 
this establishment, for a complete assortment of toys and 
games is offered to choose from, and the prices are as 
attractive as the goods themselves. The latest and most 
successful novelties may be bought here at the prices 
quoted, when they far exceed in value goods offered at 
other houses for twice the amounts. Two competent 
assistants are given employment and all customers are 
assured prompfand polite attention, while every article 
offered for sale will be found to be exactly as represented. 




D. H. Wendell's Fire and Life Insurance Agency; 
corner of Main auil School Streets, Dover, N. H.— A wel^ 
known insurance agency is a great convenience to any 
business community and we therefore need make no apol- 
ogy for calling the attention of our readers to that of D. 
H. Wendell's on the corner of Main and School streets, 
Dover, N. H., established in 1852, and has furnished 
insurance of the most reliable character at the lowest mar- 
ket rates, and those wishing any information in relation 
to fire or life insurance would do well to give him a call. 
He is a native of Dover and widely known in the commu- 
nity as one of Dover's heavv tax payers.a justice of the peace 
and quorum for the State, was representative of the town 
prior to the city charter, and was appointed insurance 
commissioner for the State in the year 18G6, but resigned 
on account of his other business. And at the time of the 
passage of the act known as the Valued Policy Law in the 
year of 1S8~), was agent for the following old well-known 
fire insurance companies, r:!; : Home Insurance Company 
of New York, Insurance Company of North America, 
Pennsylvania ; Hartford of Hartford, and Pha>nix and 
National of Hartford, representing some $25,000,000 
of a.ssets, and is now agent and broker for tlie Old 
New Hampshire Fire Insurance company of Manchester, 
N. H., that lias more than a million and a half of assets, 
and is also agent for the Old Manhattan Life Insurance 
Company of New York that has some eleven million and 
a half dollars of assets. 

E. H. Frost, manufact'irer of Building Finish, Brackets, 
Window and Door Frames, Planing, Sawing, Turning, 
etc., to order, Folsoni Street, Dover, N. H. — "The use of 
machinery has greatly mollified the building business, and 
there are now but verj' few parts of a house but what can 
be more cheaply and accurately made by machinery than 
b}' hand. Of course the result lias been to materially 
diminish the cost of building and thus to enable many a 
man to own the house he lives in who otherwise would 
have to occupy less desirable rented quarters. This is a 
distinct gain, and it follows that such enterprises as that 
carried on by Mr. E. H. Frost deserve liberal patronage, 
for Mr. Frost is a leading manufacturer of building finish, 
brackets, window and door frames, etc. ; being jirepared 
to furnish anything in that line at short notice and at the 
lowest market rales. lie is a native of Elliot, Maine, and 
is very well known personally in Dover and vicinity, at 
present being a member of the city council. He succeeded 
Mr. F. O. Marshall in the ownership of his present busi- 
ness in 1887, and gives it close personal attention, sparing 
no pains to fully satisfy every customer. The mill is 
located on Folsom street, and is two stories in height and 
40 X 70 feet in dimensions. It is fitted up with improved 
machinery, driven liy steam-power, and special attention 
is given to doinu planing, sawing, turning, etc., to order. 
Mr. Frost manufactures de.cks and does other cabinet, 
work to a considerable extent, quoting the lowest market 
rates in every department of his business and employing 
an adequate force of experienced assistants. 



I.KADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER. 



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Sawyer Woolen Mills, manufiictiirers of Fancy Cassi- 
meres and Suitings, Dover, N. H.— The manufacture of 
textile fabrics is one of New England's leading industries 
and represents the investment of an enormous amount of 
capital, but among all the many establishments demoted to 
this branch of production those \itilized by the Si«}cr 
Woolen Mills must be given a leading position a^ u-CHids 
magnitude, perfection of equipment and uniform e\((l 
lence of the results attaineil. "Sawyer woolens" are 
almost universally known in this country, and Iheir high 
reputation is the natural sequence of the enterprising and 
painstaking methods which have characterized their man 
ufacture from the first, for the aim of the productis has 
ever been to turn out goods that woulil have no superior 
in their special line, and to attain this end nether trouble 
nor expense has been spared, and a raanufactuiing pUnt 
has been established which combines all the most valuable 
improvements in machinery and methods, and is conse- 
quently a marvel of completeness and elBciency. This 
representative enterprise was inaugurated in 183S by Mr. 
Alfred I. Sawver and in 1849 passed under the control of 
Messrs. Z. & J. Sawyer, who were succeeded by Jlessrs 
F. A. and J. Sawver in 1852 ; the present company being 
incorporated in 1873. Mr. Charles II. Sawyer is president, 
Mr. Jonathan Sawyer, treasurer, and Mr. T. M. Clark, 
superintendent, and the capital of the company is $600,000. 
The Sawyer Wuok-n Jlills are located on Bellamy Bauls 
River, and the company controls the power afforded by 
the three lower falls. In 1863-4 a reservoir was built in 
Harrington and in 1881 it was enlarged, its area now being 
4.")0 acrcs. The lower mill is located on tide-water, the 
stream being navigable for coal barges, light-draft sloops, 
etc., and further transportation facilities are afforded by 
the Portsmouth and Dover branch of the Eastern railroad, 
which has a station at these mills. The lower mill is a 
brick structure, three stories and a basement in height and 
225 X 38 feet in dimensions, having an addition compris- 
ing two stories and a basement, measuring 90 X 25 feet. 
Both water and steam power are available, the latter Ijeing 
furnished by a seventy flve-horse Corliss engine. The 
upper mill is also brick, and is four stories in height and 
272 X 40 feet io dimensions. Connected with or adjacent 
to it are various commodious structures, among which is 
one two stories and a basement in height, and 70 X 30 feet 
in size, another of similar dimensiims, having three stories 
and a basement ; another 58 X 30 feet, with two stories 
and a basement; another comprising hree stoiies and 
measuring 58 X 40 feet ; another, also three stories high, 
145 X 40 feet in dimensions, and also another three stories 
high measuring 185 X 65 feet. There are also two brick 
storehouses, four stories high and 126 X 40 feet in dimen- 
sions ; one brick storehouse 100 x 30 feet in size and two 
stories in height ; an ofHce building, two stories high and 
57 X 40 feet in dimensions, together with a dry house, 
repair shop, stable, etc., and fifty tenements of good size, 
with slated or gravel roofs. Power is afforded by two 
forty-inch Hercules turbine wheels and a 250-horse Corliss 
engine. The mills are lighted by gas and have a complete 
and admirably arranged fire-extinguishing plant, including 
automatic sprinklers of the most improved type. Employ- 
ment is given to 450 operatives, and the value of the 
annual product is between one and two million dollars. 
Messrs. F. A. and J. Sawyer act as selling agents and the 
goods are shipped to all "parts of the Union, the demand 
for them being steadily increasing. From the selection of 
the raw material to the completion of the last process inci- 
dental to production, every detail is given close and skill- 
ful supervision, and the care exercised in the designing 
and manufacture of the fancy cassimeres and suitings 
made by the Sawyer Woolen Jlills, together with the 
enterprise and ability shown in reducing the expense of 
production to the lowest figure consistent with the use of 
dependable material, is the secret of the success the com- 
pany has met with in producing goods that give the be.st 
of satisfaction to consumers and the trade and are accepted 
as the standard wherever introduced. 




S. H. Foye, dealer in 
Marble and Slate Head- 
stones, Monuments, Tab- 
lets, Grave Enclosures, 
Counter and Table Tops ; 
also Soap-Stoue Work of 
all kinds : shop Central 
Street, opposite New City 
Building, Dover, N. H. — 
Mr S. H. Foye is a native 
of Lee, N. H., but has re- 
sided in Dover for many 
\ e irs, having long ranked 
w ith the most prominent 
business men of this city. 
Although giving close at- 
tention to mercantile af- 
fairs he has found time to 
discharge the duties of some very important public offices. 
He has served on the board of aldermen two years, and was 
on the board of engineers from 1854 to 1872, two years of 
which was chief engineer. Mr. Foye has served as mayor 
of Dover, and was'also representative during the years 
1856 and 1857. He became identified with ihe granite 
business as early as 1846, and in 1855 began to handle mar- 
ble also, giving up the granite business altogether in 1873. 
He is now extensively engaged in the manufacture and 
sale of marble and slate headstones, monuments, tablets, 
grave enclosures, etc., together with counter and table 
tops and soap-stone work of every descrijition. Mr. 
Foye's shop is located on Central street, opposite the new- 
City Building, the premises having an area of about 1500' 
square feet. Employment is given to a sufficient number 
of assistants to ensure the prompt filling of every order, 
and the finish and general character of the work turned 
out are unsurpassed, while the prices quoted are uniformly 
moderate. 



Dover Steam Laundry and Dye House, T. G. Hill. 

Proprietor, No. 6 Orchard Street, Dover, N. H.— No more 
perfect sign of advanced civilization could be given than 
that offered by a modern steam laundry, for its presence 
in a community shows, first, that cleanliness prevails, and 
second: that the people have learned to avoid one fruitful 
cause of domestic trouble. There is really no more reason 
why washing should be done at home, than there is why 
our shoes should be made at home, or any other operation 
performed that can be more easily and cheaply attended 
to outside. Some of our readers may take exctp' ions to the- 
"cheap" clause iu tliat sentence, and say, that it is not 
justified by the facts, but if they will go to the trouble of 
estimating all the drawbacks consequent upon drunestic 
washing— the extra fuel burned, the time occupied, the 
space taken up, the risk run, the constant and exasperat- 
ing trials to strength and patience experienced— we think 
that they will find on comparison that we aie not so (ar 
wrong after all, and then the results attained. Look at 
the work turned out in the ordinary course of business by 
Uie Dover Steam Laundry, and see how it compares with 
flie best that can be done at home. Is it not superior ?■ 
every facility is at hand— skilled labor is employed, constant 
supervision exercised— is it any wonder that the results 
are more satisfactory ? The enterprise in question was 
originated by Mr. Webster and has been under the con- 
trol of its present proprietor, Mr. T. G Hill since 1883 ; it 
is located at No. 6 Orchard street, and comprises spacious, 
premises covering an area of over 1200 feet. The propri- 
etor is a native of Biddeford, Me. In connection with the 
laundry a large trade is done in dyeing, scouring and clean- 
ing, which is done in the most satisfactory manner. A 
specialty is made of dyeing and cleaning garments without 
ripping and no painsare spared to serve the public in the 
best manner. A large business has been established which 
shows every sign of a continuous and pronounced increase. 
Eight experienced and reliable assistants are given employ- 
ment. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER. 



Walter T. Perkins, Steam and Gas Fitter ; dealer in 
Steam Heating and Gas Liglitiug Apparatus, Wrought 
Iron and Brass Pipe, Valves, Fittings, etc.; Gas Fixtures, 
■Glass Globes and Shades, Xo. 44 Locust Street, Dover, N. 
H. — There are some kinds of work which mav be done la 
.a "good enough" fashion without any bad results, but 
when it comes to steam and gas-fitting, it is simply foolish 
to be satisfied with anything but the best, for inferior 
work in this line is dangerous, troublesome and expen- 
sive, to say nothing of its not answering the purpose for 
which it was designed. It is easy enough to have first- 
class piping if you apply to the proper party, and certainly 
no wiser course can be taken than to leave your order 
with Mr. Walter T. Perkins at No. 44 Locust street, for 
he is a thoroughly competent steam and gas-titter. He has 
the facilities and the men to enable him to execute all 
commissions at short notice, and in the most approved 
and satisfactory manner, the best of materials being used. 
He is uniformly moderate in his charges, and as he gives 
close personal attention to his business he is in a position 
to keep the service to a very high standard of efficiency 
and to guarantee complete satisfaction to his patrons. 
The premises occupied comprise one floor and basement 
32 X 60 feet in dimensions. Mr. Perkins is a dealer in 
steam-heating and gas-lighting apparatus, wrought iron and 
brass pipe, valves, fittings, etc., gas fixtures, glass globes, 
and shades, steam and water gauges, engineers' supplies, 
■etc. Mr. Perkins, who is a native of Dover, N. H., has 
been the proprietor of this establishment since 1874. He 
has gained an honorable position among the business cir- 
cles of this neighborhood. Jlr. Perkins is also agent for 
the Gurney Hot Water Heater which is conceded to be 
the best hot water heater in the market. He has put in 
several in this vicinity which give the best of satisfaction. 

Hayes & Hodgdon, dealers in Choice Groceries, Teas, 
Coffees, Spices. Confectionery, and Fruit, 103 Washington 
Street, Dover, N. H. — The ability to suit a business enter- 
prise to the particular class of trade it is designed to reach 
principally, is an indispensable factor in attainment of suc- 
cess, and it is owing in a great degree to the skill displayed 
in this direction, that the firm of Hayes & Hodgdon has 
attained the high reputation and popularit}' it now enjoys. 
This concern is made up of Messrs. E. J. Hayes and F. P. 
Hodgdon. The establishment now conducted by them was 
founded in 18T0 by Mr. W. M. Courser, Messrs. Hayes & 
Hodgdon assuming full control in 1889. The premises 
utilized are located at No. 103 Washington street, and are 
of the dimensions of 20 X 80 feet. A .stock of fine gro- 
ceries is carried, which includes all the almost endless 
variety of goods now handled by a first-class establishment 
of this kind ; also tiour of all grades, selected teas and 
pure coffees, spices, etc.; also pure confectionery and fruits 
■of all kinds in their season. Mr. H.ayes is a native of 
Medbury and Mr. Hodgdon of Dover, N. H. Both gentle- 
men are well known and esteemed by all who know them. 
Employment is given to a reliable assistant and courteous 
and prompt attention is assured to all callers. All orders 
will be accurately delivered at short notice, and prices will 
be found to compare favorably with the lowest market 
rates. 

Dover Trunk Factory, Whittier & Emerson, Proprie- 
tors, successors to W. O. Whittier, manufacturers of all 
kinds of Trunks, wholesale and retail, 02 and 64 St. Thomas 
St., Dover, N. H. — If an3'0ue doubts that it is good policy to 
buy a thoroughly well-made trunk, let him visit the near- 
est railway station especially •when "business is rushing," 
and watcli the train hands and expressmen wrestle with 
the baggage. Time is worth a good deal to them and the 
baggage belongs to other persons, — consequently they save 
ten cents worth of time at the expense of ten dollars worth 
•of baggage, and think nothing of it. It is not for us to say 
■where the fault lies, but the moral at least is plain — see that 
i/our trunk is of a kind that will stand the racket. Such 
la trunk cannot be bought for nothing, but it maj' be pur- 
•chased at a reasonable figure if you patronize the right dealer 
And if that dealer gets his trunks of Messrs. Whittier & 



Emerson, proprietors of the Dover trunk factory, so much 
tlie better, for in that case j'ou may feel confident that his 
goods will prove as represented and give the best satisfac- 
tion. This factory was opened by Mr. W. O. Whittier, in 
1887, and passed into the possession of the present firm in 
1889. The premises comprise two floors measuring 25x50 
feet, and are located at Nos. 63 and 04 St. Thomas street. 
All kinds of trunks are manufactured and both a whole- 
sale and retail business is done, the facilities being such 
that the largest orders can be filled at short notice, 
while the smallest commissions will be promptly and care- 
fully executed. A fall assortment of .sizes and kinds is 
carried in stock and all tastes, all circumstances and all 
purses can easily be suited. 

J. H. Winslo-w, dealer in Boots, Shoes, Rubbers and 
Shoe Findings, French Calf Skins and Sole Leather, No. 
410 Central Avenue, on the Bridge, Dover, N. H. — Mr. J. 
H. Winslow has been engaged in the boot and shoe busi- 
ness in Dover since 1801, and has conducted his present 
enterprise sinee 1885. The establishment in question was 
originally established in 1842 by Mr. Oliver Libey, and 
after several changes in its management came into the 
possession of the present proprietor, at the above named 
date. The premises occupied cover an area of about 900 
square feet, and a very heavy stock is carried, for Mr. 
Winslow deals in boots, shoes, rubbers, shoe findings, 
French calfskins, and sole leather, and caters to all classes 
of trade. His assortment includes goods suited to all 
kinds of wear, and whether a dress boot, or a working 
shoe, is wanted, he can fill the want in the most satisfac- 
tory manner. Dealing with only reputable manufacturers' 
wholesalers, he is in a position to guarantee the quality of 
the goods he handles, and although he does not pretend to 
sell " below the cost of manufacture," still there is no 
more likely place at which to look for bargains, for Mr. 
Winslow is a careful and discriminating buyer, and by 
watching the market is often able to secure standard arti- 
cles below the regular rates, but a full assortment of sizes 
in all standard styles is kept in stock, the result being that 
a perfect fit is easily obtainable. The latest novelties are 
offered as soon as they appear in the market, and at prices 
that will bear the severest comparison with those quoted 
elsewhere. Mr. Winslow is a native of Nottingham, N. 
H., and is very •well known throughout the business cir- 
cles of Dover. Those in want of anything incUuled in the 
line of foot-wear will find it at his establishment of war- 
ranted quality. 

A. N. Ward, 
Undertaker and 
Practical Embalm- 
er. Caskets, Robes, 
Plates and Flowers, 
Hearses and Car- 
riages Furnished ; 
Residence over 
Store, Nos. 12 and 
14 Thirl stitLt Dover N H — Considerable expense as 
well as no smxil degree of executive ability is required in 
order to discharge the icsponsible duties of an undertaker 
satisfactorily, for it is of course highlj' important to so 
manage as to avoid all confusion or delays on the occasions 
when the services of an undertaker are required. Mr. A. 
N. Ward has often been called upon to ofliciate in this 
capacity during the past six years. He is a native of 
Brockton, Mass., and began operations in Dover in 1884. 
He is an undertaker and practical embalmer. His estab- 
lishment and residence, are both conveniently located at 
Nos. 12 and 14 Third street. A carefully selected stock 
is carried, comprising caskets, coflSns. burial robes, and 
funeral goods in general. Flowers, hearses and carriages, 
will also be furnished when desired. Jloderate prices are 
quoted in every department, and the variety of goods 
offered is sufficiently large to admit of all tastes being 
suited. Orders for embalming will receive immediate and 
careful attention, and the entire direction of funerals will 
be assumed if desired, thus enabling much anxiety and 
trouble to be avoided. 




LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER. 



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H. A. Pattee, 

)!^^^ '[, dealer iu Carpets 
;iiul Furniture, 
lieddiug, Side- 
lioards, Desks, 
LouDges, Cur- 
tains, etc., 337 
Central Avenue, 
Dover. N. H.— 
The first step to- 
wards going to 
house keeping is 
to get a wife, no 
doubt, but after 
that little matter 
is attended to 
the question of 
f\irniture comes 
J tip to be settled. 
' Some marked 
[Changes have 
• ncciirred in the 
j furniture trade 
I if late years, 
and it is now 
possible to furn- 
ish a house at a 
very moderate 
expense. Of 
course you can 
spend money if 
you want to — $-500 can be spent for a single chamber set. 
if you wish, but a small house can be very comfortably 
fitted up for that amount. But when it comes to exercis- 
ing wise economy, the first thing to do is to find a dealer 
who is satisfied with a small margin of profit, and who 
carries a stock sufficiently large and varied to allow of all 
tastes being suited, and hundreds of people have solved 
this problem to their entire satisfaction by placing their 
orders with Mr. H. A. Pattee located at No. 337 Central 
avenue, Dover. This gentleman is a native of New Hamp- 
shire, and established his present business in Dover in 1887. 
He handles carpets, and furniture of all kinds, including 
bedding, sideboards, desks, lounges, curtains, etc. The 
premises occupied comprise five floors, each 20x60 feet in 
dimensions, thus affording ample space for the carrying of 
an exceptionally heavj- stock. The proprietor offers some 
very decided bargains in every department. In regard to 
these bargains, we do not ask j'ou to take our word for 
them, and in fact do not want you to do so, but what we 
(fo want is to have you call and see for j'ourself, for you 
will be sure to find something that you need at a price that 
will compel you to purchase. No detailed description of 
the goods dealt in is possible here, l)ut suffice it to say that 
the assortment is most complete, the prices low, and that 
all callers are assured prompt and polite attention. 



W. C. Leavitt, dealer in Meat, Fish, Poultry, Fruit, 
Vegetables and Country Produce, No. 5 Silver Street, 
Dover, N. H. — To those who are familiar with the advan- 
tages enjoj'ed b}' those dealing with Mr. W. C. Leavitt at 
No. 5 Silver street, the large retail business done by this 
gentleman needs no explanation, for self-interest is a very 
powerful motive, and those placing a trial order with the 
gentleman in question, generally learn by the result that 
it is plainly for their interest to deal with him altogether. 
The enterprise was established by Mr. Geo. W. Parker, 
who was succeeded by Messrs. Berry & Leavitt in 1884, 
Mr. W. C. Leavitt. the present proprietor, assuming full 
•control in 1889. He is a native of JIassachusetts, and is 
well known throughout Dover. Employment is given to 
■competent and polite assistants. The premises occupied 
are about 600 square feet in dimensions, and a heavy stock 
is carried including meats, fish, poultry, fruit asd vegeta- 
bles of every description together with country produce in 
general. Th« favorable relations Mr. Leavitt enjoys with 
producers and wholesalers are by no means without benefit 



to his customers, for the prices quoted are surprisingly 
low, considering the character of the goods handled, and 
both economy and convenience are served by trading here. 

N. E. Hanson, wholesale and retail dealer in Family 
Groceries and [Provisions, Flour, Grain, Fish, etc.. special 
attention paid in selection of choice Teas and Coffees. No. 
1 Silver Street, Dover. N. H. — Among the many grocery 
and provision stores located iu this city, few are better 
known than that now carried on by Mr. N. E. Hanson, for 
this establishment was founded in 1864 by J. T. Hanson & 
Co., and lias long been highly popular with the most care- 
ful buyers. The present proprietor, Mr. N. E. Hanson, 
assumed full control of the business in 1872. Premises of 
the dimensions of 25 X 75 feet are occupied, and courte- 
ous and reliable assistants are required to attend to the 
heavy patronage enjoyed. The stock carried at this estab- 
lishment will compare favorably in all essential features 
with that of any similar house in the city, for it is both 
large and varied, and comprises family groceries, provis- 
ions, flour, grain, fish, etc., special attention being paid to 
the selection of choice teas and coffees. Mr. Hanson does 
not place his prices so high that none but the favored few 
can afford to trade with him, but offers such decided 
inducements that experienced buyers feel they can hardly 
afford to trade elsewhere. Everything sold here is guar- 
anteed to prove just as represented, and tlie prices average 
as low as the lowest when the quality is considered. 

Rackley's Variety Store, Corner Washington Street and 
Central Ave., Dover, N. H. — The secret of success is much 
the same no niatter what business may be engaged in, 
if you can furnish customers with reliable goods at Ijottom 
prices, and give prompt attention to all orders, you need 
have no fear but what a satisfactory trade will soon be 
built up. Such has been the experience of Samuel Rack- 
ley, who carries on a business devoted to tlie sale of crock- 
ery and glass and tin-ware, for since he succeeded Jlr. 
Meldon in 1888, who was the original founder of the bus- 
iness, his efforts to extend operations have met with 
unquestionable success Mr. Rackley is a native of Maine, 
and is well known in Dover; he is tlioroughly acquainted 
with his business and has shown both intelligence and 
liberality in conducting the same; the premises occupied 
are of the dimensions of 20x30 ft. ahd iire well stocked with 
a select stock of crockerj', glass ware, granite-iron ware 
wooden ware and 5 and 10 cent goods, also a full line o 
tinware, all purses can be accommodated at this store, fo 
the prices are in every instance in accordance with th 
lowest market rates and the best goods are handled, as 
well as those at low cost. 

J. W. Merrow, dealer in Groceries and Provisions, 
Flour, Butter, Cheese and Eggs. 5 Chestnut Street, Dover, 
N. H. — One of the recently established and at the same 
time one of the most reliable enterprises carried on in this 
section of Dover, is that conducted by Mr. J. W. Jlerrow, 
at No. 5 Chestnut street, for the proprietor is well and 
favorably known throughout this vicinity and has had 
sufficient experience in his present line of business to be 
thoroughly familiar with it in every detail. Mr. Merrow 
is a native of Ossipee, N. H. and as before stated is well 
known throughout Dover. The store is about 700 square 
feet in dimensions, and is very conveniently fitted up, 
the space available being sufficiently extensive to admit of 
the carrying of a large and varied stock, comprising selected 
family groceries and provisions of all kinds, also flour, 
butter, cheese and eggs. This stock is new, fresh, and 
"clean" in every department, and therefore, Mr. Merrow 
has no undesirable goods to ' ■ work ofi " but is in a position 
to supply articles that will satisfy the most fa.stidious. 
Orders are filled at short notice and every caller may safely 
depend upon receiving courteous and painstaking attention. 
This establishment was founded about 1885, by Mr. Thos. 
Steel, and has been under the able management of Mr. 
J. W. Merrow since 1887. Those giving his establishment 
a trial, will find him prepared to fill either large or small 
erders without delay and at the lowest market rates. 




LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER. 



H. E. Canney, 

Livery Stable, 
Boardinjr, Hacking 
and Bailing. Haclis 
Furnished for Wed- 
dings and Funerals, 
17-23 St. Thomas 
Street. Dover. N, II. 
-The question of 
whether it is cheaper 
. for one living in the 
cily to own or hire 
a horse, is one that is influenced so much by circumstances 
in each individual case that it is impossible to answer it 
until those circumstances are duly considered, but at all 
events it will be agreed that such an establishment as that 
carried on by Mr. H. E. Canne3' at Nos. 17-23 St. Thomas 
street, deserves hearty support, for here a desirable, safe 
and stylish team may be hiretl at a moderate cost, or a 
horse may be boarded by its owner at a reasonable expense, 
so that all who use horses for business or pleasure can be 
accommodated. This enterprise was inaugurated in 1S84, 
and now ranks among the leading undertakings of the 
kind in Dover. The premises in use are spacious and 
well-arranged, lighted with electricity, and contain every 
convenience, there being twenty eight stalls and ample 
carriage accommodations. Single and double teams can 
be furnished at short notice, and the most fastidious cus- 
tomer will have no reason to complain of any detail of the 
turnout, for horse, carriage, harness, robe, etc., are all 
first-class, the best trade being catered to and no pains 
spareii to assure satisfaction. Hacks for public occasions, 
such as balls, weddings, funerals, etc., can be supplied in 
any numlier desired, experienced and careful drivers 
being furnished, who will be found not only competent 
but courteous also. Animals boarded here will be given 
the best of care, and in short the high reputation of the 
estaljlisbmeut will be fully sustained in every instance. 



Dover Five Cents Savings Sank, Dover, N. H. — 

Every well-managed savings institution is a benefit to the 
public, insomuch as its tendency is to encourage thrift, 
industry, and other qualities which go to make up good 
citizenship ; but the Dover Five Cents Savings Batik is 
especially worthy of encouragement and support from 
the fact that, as its name indicates, it will receive on 
deposit 30 small a sum as five cents — and it is the saving 
of small sums that must be inculcated iC prudent habits 
are to be established. The wage earner who can and will 
save cents, can and will save dollars, and were this fact 
more generally understood and taken advantage of it 
would be of almost inestimable advantage to the comm\i- 
nity. Numberless instances might be quoted of where 
men have obtained their start in business life from savings 
accumulated when their earnings were by no means large, 
and it maj- be stated as a rule almost without exception 
that he who saves nothing when receiving small pay will 
save nothing if his wages be doubled. "Once form the 
habit of putting aside a portion, however small, of your 
weekly or montlily earnings and the rest is eas_v. Should 
your pay increase, your savings will increase correspond- 
ingly, and in any event you will have ;the satisfac- 
tion of knowing that you are doing your best to improve 
your condition, and how gratifying that feeling is, only 
those who have experienced it know. The facilities 
offered |by the Dover Five Cents Savings Bank are not sur- 
passed by those of any similar institution, and money 
entrusted to its care is as absolutely secure as any funds 
well can be. The management is able and conservative 
and the financial condition of the liank is exceptionally 
favorable, a late statement showing that there is about 
$223,000 due depositors, while the guarantee fund is .^11,- 
1.50 and the surplus §;2.700. But after all, the best evi- 
dence concerning the standing of such an enterprise is that 
afforded by the character of those identified with it, and 
we therefore take pleasure in presenting the following list, 
comment upon which is quite unnecessary : President, 



John J. Hanson ; vice-president, Eli V. Brewster; secretary 
and treasurer, Isaac F. Abbott ; trustees, Eli V. Brewster, 
William A. ilorrill, Ephraim H. Whitehouse, William H^ 
Vickery, John ,T. Hanson, Isaac F. Abbott, Edmund M. 
Swan, Henry A. Wortheu, James F. Seavey, Dennis Cash,. 
Solomon H. Foye. 

Dover National Bank, Dover, N. H. — The Dover 
National Bank is a thoroughly representative institution 
in every sense of the word, and since its incorporaticm in 
1865 has exerted a most powerful influence in developing- 
the interests of this section. It has a capital of |100,000' 
which has been further augmented by a surplus of $20,- 
000. The following gentFemen, widely and favorably 
known in financial and general business circles for their 
prudence and just methods, are the officers and directors : 
President, Oliver Wyatt ; vice-president, Eli V. Brewster ;. 
cashier, Isaac F. Abbott ; directors, Oliver Wyatt, Eli V. 
Brewster, Joshua 6. Hall, Jloses D. Page, Henry A. Wor- 
then, Richard N. Boss, John J. Ilans'on. The banking 
rooms are spacious and well-appointed, affording ample- 
accommodations to patrons, and possessing every con- 
venience for facilitating the despatch of business. A gen- 
eral banking business is transacted, including the receplioDi 
of deposits, the discounting of approved commercial 
paper, the collection of drafts, and the dealing in govern- 
ment and other first-class securities. This is one of the- 
best-managed and most popular banks in New Hampshire,, 
and from its foundation has deserved and enjoyed the 
confidence of the public to an exceptional degree. The 
investments of the Dover National Bank have always been 
carefully and judiciously made, and its ventures of capital 
are at all times well secured ; while the officers are obliging- 
and efficient in their dealings with the public and spiire no- 
pains to extend the usefulness of the institution they rep- 
resent. The following statement shows how thoroughly 
the public confidence is justified : 

Report of the Condition of the Dover National Bank at 
Dover, in the State of New Hampshire, at the c'o«e of busi- 
ness, February 28, 1890. 

RESOURCES. 

Loans and discounts $91,403.3$- 

United States Bonds to secure circulation. .. . 100,000.00 

Stocks, securities, judgments, claims, eic 31,775.11 

Due from approved reserve agents 14,887.05 

Banking house furniture and fixtures 8,200.0fr 

Other real estate and mortgages owned 2,853.72 

Current expenses and taxes paid 2,59.83- 

Premiums on United States Bonds 20,389.58- 

Checks and other cash items 1,527.59 

Bills of other bauks 4,713.00' 

Fractional paper currency, nickels, and cents 86.33- 

Specie 7,762 50- 

Legal tender notes 3,195.00- 

Redemption fund wiUi L'nited States Treasurer 

(5 per cent, of circulation) 4, .500.00' 

Total $291,553 03 

LIABILITIES. 

Capital stock paid in $100,000 00- 

Surplus in fund 20,000.00 

LTndivided profits 8,206.34 

National Bank notes outstanding 88,100.00- 

Dividends unpaid 1,577.50- 

Individual deposits subject to check 69,388.2.S 

Cashier's checks outstanding 4,280 93 

Total $291,553 03 

State of New Hampshire, County of Strafford, ss ; 

1, Isnac F. Abbott, Cashier of the above named bank, do 
solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best 
of my knowledge and belief. Isa.ac F. Abbott, Cashier. 
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of 
March, 1890. George W. Benn, Notary Public^ 

Correct — Attest : 

Oliver Wtatt, ) 

Eli V. Brewster, [- Directors^ 

Henry A. Worthen. ) 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER. ^ 



33 



JOHN A. GLIDDEN, 



Special Care in Preparing for Burial. 



MY PERSONAL ATTENTION TO ALL ITS DETAILS. 

Residence and Office, 20 and 24 Locust Street, Dover, New Ilampsliire. 



George B. Wentworth & Co., manufacturers of 
Broaans and Plow Sboes, Central Avenue, Dover, N. II. — 
The enterprise carried on under the lirm-name of George 
B. Wentworth & Co., was inaugurated about thirty-five 
years ago and has long held a leading position among 
other New Hampshire undertakings of a similar character. 
Mr. George B. Went-north, the founder of the business, 
died in 1888, and it has since been conducted by his sons, 
Messrs. Charles B. and Fred N. "Wentworth, no change 
being made in the firm name. The concern are extensively 
engaged in the manufacture of brogans and plow shoes for 
the Southern and Western trade, and their productions are 
highly thought of by dealers and consumers as the}' are 
unsurpassed for ease, strength and durability — the three 
fundamental characteristics of desirable working shoes. 
Some of our readers may be surprised to learn that there 
are degrees of merit in such coarse goods as brogans and 
plow shoes, but such is the fact and no little experience 
and skill are required in order to attain the best results in 
their manufacture. The premises utilized by this firm 
comprise four floors of the dimensions 45 X65 feet, and are 
very thoroughly fitted up, power being furnished by a 
twenty-five horse engine and employment being given to 
too operatives. The output averages 1000 pairs per day 
and the firm are prepared to fill the largest orders at com- 
paratively short notice, and to quote the lowest market 
rates. The business is conducted under the immediate 
supervision of Mr. Chas. B. Wentworth who spares no 
pains to maintain the high reputation of tbe product. 

Mary Byrne, Millinery and Fancy Goods, 63 Washington 
Street, Dover, N. H. — An old established and very popu- 
lar enterprise of its kind is that of which Miss Mary 
Byrne is the proprietress, and which is carried on at No. 
63 Washington street, founded in 1847 by Miss Byrne and 
which is tbe oldest millinery establishment in town. This 
business has since been continued without change of any 
kind in its ownership, and the experience gained by its 
manager through all these j-ears, now enables her to offer 
Inducements to her customers which it would be very 
hard to equal elsewhere. One floor is occupied of the 
dimensions of 25 X 40 feet, and the stock carried is not 
only large but varied, containing as it does, ribbons, laces, 
feathers, embroideries, collars, handkerchiefs, hosiery, 
white goods, underwear and fancy goods of all kinds, and 
in fact a complete assortment of such goods as are only 
handled by a first class establishment of this kind. !Miss 
Byrne is very well known in Dover and vicinity, in both 
business and social circles. She emploj's an efficient 
assistant and assures all customers prompt and polite 
attention, and handles only goods that she can recommend, 
and guarantees that they will prove strictly as represented, 
and no trouble is spared to fully maintain the enviable 
reputation for enterprise and fair dealing this establish- 
ment has held so long. 



A. P. Drew, Photographer ; Picture Frames and 
Mouldings of the latest patterns ; Life Size Crayons a Spe- 
cialty ; 420 Central Avenue, Rooms 10, 17 and 18, Dover, 
N. II.— Those who deny the title of " artist" to any pho- 
tographer no matter how skillful he may be, or how beau- 
tiful the work he may produce, occupies a precisely 
similar position to that held by those asserting the same 
thing in connection with the process of engraving on wood. 
There may be room for an honest difference of opinion on 
this subject, but it is difficult for us to see how any com- 
petent judge can declare art to be entirely absent from 
some of the wonderful photographic work to be seen now- 
adays, notably that produced by Mr. A. P. Drew, at his 
studio. No. 420 Central avenue, for this gentleman ranks 
with the leading photographers, and does the largest busi- 
ness of the kind in Dover. Jlr. Drew is an artist of high 
merit, he gives special attention to all branches of photog- 
raphy, and has produced portraits that are worthy of the 
name, and that have called forth much favorable comment; 
throughout this community, life size crayons being » 
specialty. Mr. Drew is a native of Dover. He established 
his profession in 1859, and now occupies three large rooms, 
16, 17 and 18, at No. 420 Central avenue, where every pro- 
vision is made for the comfort and convenience of patrons. 
Mr. Drew does not confine his business to photography 
alone, but deals in picture frames, and mouldings of the 
latest patterns. The extensive business transacted by Mr. 
Drew requires the services of seven competent assistants. 
Art lovers can visit this studio with pleasure and profit, 
for a fine selection of finished work is to be seen. The 
views of Dover illustrated in this book were taken by him, 

O. H. Horton, Book Binder, 97 Washington Street, 
Dover. N. H. — Mr. C. H. Horton was born in New York 
City, but has been engaged in active business life in Dover 
for nearly forty years, during which time he has become 
thoroughly identified with the advancement of the best 
interests of that city, and has done much to bring about 
that advancement "by the zeal, intelligence and fidelity 
with which he discharged the responsible duties devolving 
upon him in the various official positions to which he has 
been elected. Mr. Horton has served as councilman, as 
alderman, as mayor and as representative. He is now 
councilor of district No. 1 to Governor Goodell, and we 
need hardly add that few if any of our local business men 
are more universally known. He carries on a book bind- 
ing establi.'hment at No. 97 Washington street, and is pre- 
pared to fill either wholesale or retail orders at short notice 
and at moderate rates. As his facilities for binding pam- 
phlets, books, etc., are well known to neighboring prin- 
ters, publishers, etc., we will not dwell upon them, but 
will call attention to the service he is prepared to render 
in connection with the binding of magazines, music, etc., 
for retail customers. The work is done in a neat and 
durable manner and the charges are uniformly moderate. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER. 




'" Woodbury Brothers, wholesale manufacturers of Bus- 
kins and Slippers, and Women's aud Misses' Boots and 
Shoes. Boston office: 31 Lincoln Street. Factories: Bev- 
erly. Mass., and Cor. Park and Dover Streets, Dover, 
N. H. — Shoe manufacturing is steadily increasing in New 
Hampshire, and present indications are that it will increase 
still more rapidly in the future, for manufacturers find 
that operations can be carried on in this State' to excellent 
advantage, and it is becoming common for the leading 
Massachusetts concerns to establish branch factories here. 
The establishment conducted by Messrs. Woodbury Broth- 
ers can hardly be called a "branch," however, for the 
firm manufacture all their women's and misses' boots aud 
shoes at this factory, the one in Beverly, Mass., being 
utilized for the production of buskins and slippers. 
Messrs Woodbury Brothers rank with the leading boot 
and shoe houses of New England, their goods being 
very widely known among consumers and the trade. They 
have carried on operations in Beverly for about a score of 
years, and opened their Dover factory in 1886. This is 
located in a five-story building, 336x40 feet in dimen- 
sions, situated on the corner of Park and Dover streets. 
The plant of machinery in use is of the mo.st improved 
type, and power is furnished by a seventy five horse 
engine; the capacity of the establishment being 3,400 pair 
per day. Employment is given to 250 persons, and 
operations are carried on under the direct supervision of 
Mr. J. T. Woodbury. No trouble is spared to maintain 
the high reputation of the product, and as the firm are in 
a position to quote the lowest market rates they find no 
difficulty in disposing of the output. The Boston office is 
located at No. 31 Lincoln street, where a full line of sam- 
ples may be seen. 



C. W. Smith, Books, Stationery, Picture Framing and 
Wall Papers, Bracewell Block. Dover, N. H. — This popu- 
lar bookseller and stationer, during the six years he has 
been established here, has attained a prominent position 
among Dover's business men. He occupies a store 30x80 
feet in dimensions, located in Bracewell Block, Central 
avenue, which contains a fine selected stock of books. 



stationery, picture frames, wall 
papers, etc. This business was 
originally established by Mr. C. 
H. Ilovey who was succeeded in 
1884 by the present proprietor. 
Under the able management of 
Mr. C. W. Smith, the establish- 
ment has been greatly extended 
and has become the local head- 
quarters for books, stationery, 
picture frames, wall papers, art- 
ists' materials, etc. The goods 
displayed in the above named 
lines, show marked taste and 
judgment in their selection. 
(Japalile and reliable assistants 
are constantly employed. The 
store is neat and attractive in 
all its appolntmenls, and every 
customer is treated in a polite 
and attentive manner, and the 
wants of the public are studied 
in every respect. Mr. Smith is 
a native of Maine, and a gentle- 
man combining business talent 
with fairness in all his dealings. 
He is well qualified to push 
his business to still greater use- 
fulness and importance. He is 
well known throughout this 
vicinity and is regarded as a 
reliable and representative bus- 
ine!S man 



Iron and Brass Castings, Machine Work, 
C. E. MARSTON, Prop., 

Dovei', - - New Hampsliii^e. 



The Dover Foundry and Machine Works may be said to 
have been established more than half a century ago, for 
the enterprise had its inception as far back as 1838, and 
after various changes in ownership, passed under the con- 
trol of C. K. Marston, the present proprietor, about fifteen 
years ago. Mr. Marston is a native of Great Falls, N. H., 
and is very widely known in manufacturing circles, he 
having filled many important contracts and being accepted 
and often quoted as a competent authority on matters re- 
lating to piping, steam heating and constructional iron 
work. The Dover Foundry and Machine Works are 
spacious and well equipped, the foundry alone having an 
area of about 6,000 square feet. There is a large two- 
story machine shop, besides various out buildings, etc. 
Every facility is at hand for the production of iron and 
brass castings and the doing of general machine work ; 
and among the more important articles manufactured may 
be mentioned plumbers' pipe and fittings ; steam and hot 
water heating and ventilating apparatus, radiators ; lamp 
posts, hitching posts, iron columns: pulleys, shafting, and 
hangers; feed-water heaters, pumps, Babbitt metal, etc. 
Mr. Marston also deals extensively in wrought iron pipe, 
radiators, engines, gas fittings, steam fittings, gas fixtures, 
brass valves and boilers, and is in a position to figure very 
closely on piping, steam or hot water healing, and on iron 
work of all kinds. Estimates will clieerfully be made on 
application, and we need not dwell upon the advantages 
gained by placing orders in such experienced and responsi- 
ble hands. Employment is given to from twenty to forty 
assistants, and tlie most extensive commissions can be ex- 
ecuted at short notice, while the smallest orders are assured 
immediate and careful attention. 



LEADIXO Bi'SINESS MEN OF DOVER. 




*.9i;^ 



"•^ IRODE MARK " "^ — '^^^CT 

RAWHIDE LACE LEATHER. 
Dover. N. II, — Never 



I. B. Williams & Sons, 'I'aii- 
ners aud manufacturers of Oak- 
Tanned Leather Belting, Kaw- 
Hido, and Tanned Lace Leather, 
before was there so extensive 
demand for strictly first-class leather belting as is 
now the case, and it is easy to account for this condition 
of affairs, for the tendency is to constantly increase the 
speed of machinery and. other things being equal, the 
higher the speed the better the belt re(iuirtd. It is weli- 
koown that electric dynamos call for especially high grade 
belts if the best results are to be attained, and the rapidly 
increasing number of dynamos in use is of itself enough 
to account for a large share of the demand noted. Under 
these circumstances it is not surprising that the produc- 
tions of Messrs. I. B. Williams & Sons should meet with 
a ready sale, for tlie purchaser of belting has to depend 
chietl3' upon the reputation of the maker to ensure being 
supplied with a satisfactory article. The belting and lace 
leather made by this firm have an unsurpassed reputation 
throughout the country. The business was founded near- 
ly half a century ago by Mr. I. B Williams. The e.vist- 
ing firm name was adopted in 1878, and remains un- 
changed, although the senior member Mr. L B. Williams 
^iedin .luly. 188.j. His sons, Messrs. F. B. and G. II 
Williams, still continue the business and are now sole pro- 
prieiors. They are both natives of Dover, and prominent 
citizens. The firm are tanners and mauuficturers of oak- 
tanned leather belting, raw hides and tanned lace leather, 
producing a full line of these goods, and quote the lowest 
market rates on goods of standard excellence. The 
Ckjcheco raw hide lace leather (one of their specialties) 
being as famous and popular a brand as can be found in 
the market. A very large and complete plant is operated ; 
the main building being four stories in height and 150 X 50 
feet in dimensions. The most improved machinery is used 
throughout the works and power is' afforded by a sixty- 
horse engine. Employment is given to sixty men, and 
some idea of the extent of the business may be gained 
from the fact that .500 butts, equaling 1000 sides of leather, 
are consumed weekly into belting, and .^00 green hides per 
week are made into lace. The productions are shipped 
"1;hroughout the United States and hold a leading position 
■wherever .they have been introduced. 



Crawford, Tolles & Co., Insurance, Rooms 18 aud 14 
National Blo'ck, Dover, N. H. — Messrs. Crawford. Tolles 
& Co., began operations in this city in 1886, and the mag- 
nitude and character of the business built up since that 
comparatively recent date, show better than anything else 
could what is thought of the facilities they offer by the 
property owners of Dover and vicinity. The firm is con- 
stituted of Messrs, E. A. Crawford, A. D. Tolles and E. 
A. Leighton, Messrs. Crawford and Leigbton being natives 
of New Hampshire, while Mr. Tolles was born in Ver- 
mont, Offices are maintained at Great Falls and Farming- 
ton in addition to the one in this city, and Mr, Crawford 
represents the firm here and also his charge of the Farm- 
ington agency. No concern in New Hampshire is better 
prepared to place large lines of insurance on desirable 
risks at short notice, and the smallest commissions 
will be promptly and faithfully executed, and no 
pains spared to make the service reliable and satis- 
factory in every respect. Insurance is placed on the most 
favorable terms and some idea of the facilities offered may 
be gained from the following list of companies represented; 
New RampHhire Departiiunl. — ^Etna Insurance Company, 
of Hartford, Conn., in Great Falls and Farmington; 
Anglo Nevada Insurance Company, of California ; Insur- 
rance Company of North America, of Philadelphia. Pa.; 
Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company, 
of England ; London & Lancashire Insurance Company, 
of England ; National Insurance Company, of Hartford, 
Conn,; Sun Fire Insurance Company, of England; 
Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company of 
Springfield, Mass ; Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Com- 
pany of Fitchburg, Mass. ; Peoples' Fire Insurance Com- 
pany of Manchester, N. H,; Granite State Fire Insurance 
Company of Portsmouth, N. H. ; Portsmouth Fire Asso- 
ciation of Portsmouth. N. H. ; Capital Fire Insurance 
Company of Concord, N. H, ; Underwriter's Fire Associa- 
tion of Concord, N. H. ; also eight New Hampshire mutu- 
als. Maini Department. — Royal Fire Insurance Company 
of England ; Queen Fire Insurance Company of England ; 
Pennsvlvania Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia, 
Pa. ; Union Fire Insurance Company of California ; Trav- 
eller's Accident Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn,; 
State Agents for New Hampshire of the Mutual Benefit 
Life Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey, 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF DOVER 




Charles E. Hodsdon, Diamonds, Jewelry, and Rich 
Fancy Goods. Repairing and Engraving skillfully done, 
444 Central Avenue, Dover, N. H. — The stock carried by 
Charles E. Hodsdon is worthy the careful inspection of al] 
who contemplate the purchase of anything in the line of 
diamonds, jewelry, and rich fancy goods, for the assort- 
ment shown is unusually complete in every department, 
and what is more, the prices quoted are remarkably low, 
considering the quality of the goods. Jlr. Hodsdon was 
born in Dover, and is well known throughout the city. 
The premises occupied are located at No. 444 Central 
Avenue, and is shared with Mr. Cash, dealer in boots and 
shoes. Some very beautiful designs in jewelry and fancy 
goods, are offered to select from, and the most fastidious 
cannot fail to find articles to please them at this establish- 
ment, for not only a full line of staple goods is carried, 
but also many of the latest and most fashionable novelties 
in jewelry, watches, clocks, etc. Wliile especial attention 
is paid to the quality of the optical goods dealt in, eye 
glasses and spectacles suited to all defects of vision being 
always on hand. The proprietor has with him Mr. Geo. 
R. Hodsdon, a practical optician and graduate from Dr. 
Bucklin's School of Optics, N. Y. Five competent 
assistants are employed, and particular care is taken to 
make no representations that are not fully justified bjf the 
facts, and hence the most inexperienced buyer may trade 
here with the assurance of obtaining just what he pays 
for. Special attention is given to repairing and engraving, 
and those who have valuable articles that need cleaning or 
repairing, wdl find Jlr. Hodsdon prepared to do the work 
in a skillful as well as perfectly satisfaclory manner. 



E. Morrill Furniture Co., dealers in Furniture, Car- 
pets, Bedding, Dra]ierics. Curtains, and Upholstery Goods. 
American Hall Building and 95 Washington Street, Dover, 
N. H. — The enterprise now conducted by the E. Morrill 
Furniture Co., was established about forty years ago by 
Mr. Edward Morrill, the present company being organ- 
ized in 1889. It is composed of Messrs Henry J. Grimes 
and Mr. Charles E. Cate, these gentlemen are natives of 
Dover, and both are too well known in the vicinity to 
render extended personal mention necessary. This com- 
pany occupy premises consisting of a furniture store in- 
cluding three floors at No 95 Washington street, alsoa 
factory about 7.000 square feet in dimensions, located in 
the American Hall Building. Accuracy and economy are 
combined in the various processes of production, and 
e.\plain3 in a great measure the ability of the company to 
supDiy thoroughly first-class goods at bottom prices. Em- 



ployment is given to thoroughly competent assistants iiii 
botii establishments, the compauj' doing one of the largest, 
business in furniture transacted in New Hampshire. The 
heaviest orders can generally be filled at very short notice, 
and it is worthy of note that durability as well as appear- 
ance is provided for in the construction of all work 
done at the factory, the stock being carefully selected and 
every detail of the work is executed under intelligent 
supervision. The legitimate result of such methods, is to 
be seen in the large and increasing demand for the com- 
pany's goods. The stock dealt in comprises furniture, 
carpets, bedding, draperies, curtains, and upholstery goods, 
and the public will find that no more popular and desirable 
goods can be obtained than those offered by this enterpris- 
ing company. 

A. T. Ramsdell, Architect, 450 Central Avenue, 
National Block, Dover, N. H. — There are many advan- 
tages gained by obtaining the services of a competent 
architect, and in the large majority of instarces it is much 
cheaper to employ such aid than to try to get along with- 
out it. This is true, whether a dwelling house, a factory 
or a warehouse is to be built, and in a somewhat extended 
experience we have yet to see the man who regretted 
employing a skillful architect, while we can recall many 
cases where an opposite course was bitterly regretted, we 
take pleasure in calling attention to the facilities otTered 
by Mr. A. T. Uamsdell, for he is thoroughly well equipped 
to practice his profession and is very careful in his meth- 
ods and regardful of the best inlere'sts of his clients. He 
is a native "of York, Maine, and began operations in Dover 
in 1889. His oflice is located at No. 450 Central avenue, 
in National Block, and all communications to th-.it address 
are assured prompt and painstaking attention. Plans and 
specifications will be drawn up al very short notice, and 
particular attention is given to putting the ideas of patrons 
as to construction, arrangement, etc., into practical and 
convenient form. The work of building will be personally 
supervised if desired, and the contractors kept strictly up 
to their agreements as regards material, workmanship, etc. 

Richard A. Drew, Carriage Making and Repairing. 
Broadway, Dover. N. H.— People have been so often told 
that a thoroughly built vehicle was the cheapest as well as 
the best, and that it is always advisable to place orders for 
anything of this kind with" a thoroughly reliable concern, 
that it would seem entirely uncalled for to repeat such 
advice were it not for the fact that the sale of cheap and 
worthless wagons and carriages is steadily increasing. If 
these vehicles gave satisfaction, or anythiUit approaching. 



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•Satisfaction, we woulJ liave notliing to say against tliem, 
but the fact is tliey are made merely to sell, and are not 
only the most expensive but also the most dangerous to 
use in the long run. Compare them with the carriages 
that are made by Mr. Richard A. Drew, and the difference 
is plain even to one who has not had much experience in 
the seleclion of such articles, and the longer the vehicles 
are put to practical use the greater will be the ditlerence in 
their appearance. Mr. Drew is a native of Barriugton, N. 
H., and has carried on his present business in Dover since 
1839. The premises occupied are located on Broadway 
and are of the ilimensions of 30 X 40 feet, they are tilted 
up with in\proved tools and other facilities to enable first- 
class work to be done ai short notice as well as at moder- 
ate rates. Mr. Drew is in a position to guarantee entire 
satisfaction to customers. Carriage making and repairing 
of all kinds will be done in a careful and durable manner 
at very reasonable prices. 

O. L. Churbuck, Exchange Market, Meat, Fish and 
"Vegetables, Canned Goods, etc., No. 6 Third Street, near 
5'ranklin Square, Dover, N. H. — The trade in meat, fi.«h 



and vegetables has long been one of Dover's leading 
sources of wealth, and the establishments devoted to thii 
line of business here located will compare favorably as 
regards resources and general standing with anj' in the 
State. Some of them have of course special claims upon 
the favor of the public, and that carried on by Mr. Orlando 
\j. Churbuck is of particular interest from the fact tliat it 
is one of the most ably managed in the city. This estab- 
lishment was originally founded by Mr. K. S. Trask. who 
was succeeded in 1886 by Messrs. Seavey & Randall, and 
they in 1888, by tiie present proprietor. Mr. Churbuck 
was born in tliis city and it is unnecessary to add, needs 
no introduction to our Dover readers. The premises 
occupied are located at No. 6 Third street, and known as 
the Exchange Market. It is about 800 scpiare feet in 
dimensions. A. very large stock is constantly carried, Mr. 
Clinrbuck being an extensive retail dealer in fresh and salt 
meats of all kinds ; also fresh and shell- fish, vegetables, 
canned goods, etc. Employment is given to four compe- 
tent assistants and the business is so thoroughly systema- 
tized that every order is assured immediate and careful 
attention. Mr. Churbuck keeps three teams constantly 
employed in delivering goods. 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF GREAT FALLS. 



The village of Great Falls is located in the town of Somerswortb, which was originally a part of 
3I)over, but was set off and incorporated as a separate parish by an act passed December 19, 1729. 

The first settlement in the territory comprised within the original town was made about 200 years 
ago, in 10-30, or perhaps a year or so earlier, and about 1634 a saw mill and a " stamping mill for 
■come " (as it is described in the early records) were built at Salem Falls in the present town of 
Rollinsford, which is made up of territory set apart from Somersworth in 1849. The first settlement 
within the present limits of the town was made about 1670, near Ilussey's Pond, so it will be seen that 
the section afterward incorporated as Rollinsford had a start of about forty years over the northern 
■section ; and for many years the " meeting house," the " training lot," and the centre of business of 
the parish and town of Somersworth were located close by \vhat is now Rollinsford Junction. 

The original township of Dover comprised so large a territory that the residents of the more 
■remote portions found themselves greatly inconvenienced, and in 1729 the inhabitants of the north- 
-eastern section asked to be set off as a separate parish, for reasons clearly presented in the following 
petition : 

"The petition of the subscribers inhabitants of the North East part of the town of Dover, 
humbly sheveth — That the dwelling places of yo' petitioners are at a great distance from the houses 
-of the public worship of God in the town of Dover where your petitioners live by which their attend- 
ance thereon is rendered very difficult more especially to the women and children of their families and 
that in the winter season and in stormy weather, So yt they cannot pay that Honour and Worship to 
■<Tod in publick as it is their heart's desire they could, therefore for the advancing the interest of 
Religion and for the Accommodation of yo'' Petitioners it is humbly prayed by them that your 
Excellency and the Honourable Assembly will please to sett them off as a Parrish for the maintaining 
tahe public worship of God amongst themselves and that they be dismiss'd from the Town of Dover as 



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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF GREAT FALLS. 



to the supporting of the Settled Ministei' there, And that the Bounds of that tlieir Parish may begin? 
at the Gulfs a place so called at Cocheco river, and from thence to run to Varney's Hill and front 
thence the Town bounds on a North West point of the Compass & Your Petitioners shall ever pray 
as in duty bound," etc. 

The petition was read in the house of representatives, April 25, 1729, but action was delayed on? 
various accounts so that it was not until December 19, 1T29, that the parish was incorporated. 

The first minister was the Reverend James Pike, who had began preaching in this part of Dover- 
in the latter part of 1727 and was regularly ordained in 1730. He lived to a ripe old age and was the- 
" guide, consoler and friend " of the people of Somersworth for more than sixty years, his last sermon» 
being delivered in 1790. Mr. Pike was a very powerful man, a fact which was of much service to 




I5ird's-Eye View of Great Falls. 

[ Fi-om High School Building.] 

him in the settlement of disputes. It is said that he and another minister in the course of a waltr 
happened upon two men who were fighting. The combat was brought to an abrupt end by a sum- 
mary separation of the fighters, each minister taking one bodily upon his shoulders and walking ofT 
with him. Mr. Pike made every one in his large parish his personal friend, and meagre as his salary 
was he refused to accept any of it during the hardest period of the Revolution. About all the legal 
documents of the parish and town relating to that time were written by him. 

The parish became a town April 29, 1754, and by the setting apart of Rollinsford, July 3, 1849^ 
the township was reduced to its present size. 

Somersworth was a prosperous and quite largely populated town when the Revolution broke out,, 
although the number of inhabitants had diminished somewhat during the preceding decade, thfc 
population being 1044 in 1767 and but 965 in 1775. 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF GREAT FAILS. 



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A raeetiiK' was held Fiiilay, April 21, 1775, at vvliich it was " voted thai twenty men immedi- 
ately march from town to meet the enemy, and those who shall go shall have wages." Liberal boun- 
ties were voted from time to time and more than fifty men were furnished before the war was over. 

In 1783 the total population was but 888, eighteen of that number being negroes. 

There were 285 buildings in town, — 126 dwelling houses and 159 barns. The people \verc very 
poor, and the unsettled condition of affairs following the Revolution prevented much progress from 
being made, so nothing of special note occurred until 1820, when Isaac Wendell came from Dover, 
purchased the privileges at the Great Falls, together with a large area of land adjoining the privileges 
on both sides of the Salmon Falls River ; his idea being to establish the manufacture of cotton goods. 
This scheme was destined to revolutionize the quiet old town and to give birth to one of the most 
beautiful and prosperous villages in New England. 

A saw-mill and grist-mill had been built at this point in 1750, by Andrew Horn, who bought all 
the land in the vicinity, and the name of " the Great Falls " had been given to this part of the stream 
years before because the largest fall on the Salmon Falls River is here located, the water dashing from 
ledge to ledge down a distance of a hundred feet or more. 

Mr. Wendell erected a wooden building for a cotton factory, carding houses, work shops for the 




High Street, Great Falls. 



building of cotton machinery, and a store ; this property being purchased in 1823 by the Great Falls 
Manufacturing Company, which had been incorporated June 11th of that year with a chartered capital 
of $500,000. The corporation held its first meeting at Dover, July 10, 1823, Abraham Wendell being 
elected president, and Jacob Wendell treasurer. 

A contract was made with Isaac Wendell to furnish by the following January 1,280 cotton 
spindles, with all other machinery essential to the production of cotton goods, at $25 per spindle, 
W'endell to receive for this contract and for the property previously described the sum of $70,224.18. 
He was also made resident agent of the corporation. At this time there were but two dwelling houses 
on the site of the present village. 

In 1824 a second cotton factory of 4000 spindles was built, and in 1825 a woolen mill, having a 
capacity for producing 200 yards of fine broadcloth daily was erected. Another building was 
utilized for carpet weaving and as a woolen picker and dyeing house. In 1826 the charter was so 
amended as to authorize a capital of §1,000,000, and in 1827 it was again amended, the authorized 
capital becoming $1,500,000 at which amount it still remains. The company made every effort to 



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UISTORICAL SKETCH OF GREAT FALLS. 



establish woolen maiitifacturiiig on a paying basis ; expensive experiments being carried out and 
goods being produced that compared favorably in texture, color and finish with the finest fabrics then 
imported ; but the business was found to be unprofitable and was gradually discontinued, the manu- 
facture of carpets being given up in 1833, and in January of the following year the directors were 
empowered to stop the production of all woolen goods. All the stock and machinery were sold by 
July, 1835, and cotton machinery was substituted. 

The work of improving the water power, adding machinery and otherwise developing the under- 
tsftking went steadily on and by 1859 the company had seven mills, 83,120 spindles, and 2120 looms. 
Steam power was first utilized in 1849, when a 180-horse engine was put into operation. , 

A reservoir for water for fire purposes and ordinary uses in the mills was built on Prospect Hill, 
at a cost of $100,000, in 1S64; and water pipes have since been laid through all the chief streets in 
the village, the service being very efficient for the extinguishing of fires as the water has a " head " of 
some 130 feet. 




Great Falls and Dam From Berwick Side. 



Between 1866 and 1869 some $700,000 were expended in adding new buildings, substituting 
turbine for breast-wheels, and in otherwise improving the plant, and in 1872 a new stone dam was 
built in place of the old wooden one on the upper level, and the Milton Three Ponds dam was 
raised two feet. The whole amount expended for this and other work from 1870 to 1874 exceeded 
$900,000. The mills have been consolidated from time to time, and a striking illustration of the 
extent to which this has been carried out is afforded by the fact that only three mills are now 
operated as compared with seven mills in 1S59, but these three mills contain nearly 115,000 spindles 
and nearly 3000 looms, while the seven mills contained but 83,120 spindles and 2120 looms. 

Employment is given to from 1800 to 2200 operatives, and between twenty and thirty million 
yards of shirtings and sheetings are produced annually. 

The company control one of the most extensive and valuable water privileges in New Hampshire, 
it being estimated that there is about 4,000 horse-power on the three levels at Great Falls. A large 
amount of steam-power is also available, so the mills can be run to excellent advantage under all 



niSloniCAL SKETCH OF GRKAT FAI^LS. 



41 



circumstances. George P. G:irilner is president of liie coipoiatidii, J. Howard Xicliols is treasurer, 
and Charles H. Plummer, agent. The selling agents are Minot, Hooper & Co., of Boston. 

Tiie Somersworth Machine Company is another corporation which has done much to build u]) the 
town during the past forty years. It was incorporated in 1848 but did not begin business until 1851, 
when the manufacture of the once-famons " White Mountain " wood stove was begun at Salmon Falls. 
This stove was for a long time the best and most popular in the market, -ind even now a demand 
exists for it. The company still manufacture stoves and ranges of all kinds, together with furnaces, 
sinks and hollow ware at Salmon Falls ; and at Great Falls and Dover they manufacture pulleys, 
•shafting and hangers, and iron castings of all descriptions ; employment being given to si.\ty men at 
the Great Falls works. O. S. Brown is president of this corporation and E. H. Gilman is treasurer. 

The Great Falls Woolen Company was organized in 1S62 and its mills were completed in 1863. 
They are located at Woodvale, about a mile-and-a-half from Great Falls village, and are very finely 
fitted up for the manufacture of fancy cassimeres and other woolens. Employment is given to from 
75 to 100 assistants, and the total value of the annual product approximates $300,000. 




View of Dam Fkom Great Falls Side. 



The Great Falls Gas Company originated with the Great Falls Manufacturing Company and is 
said to have been the first gas company incorporated in New Hampshire, the necessary act having 
%een passed June 29, 1850. The service is reliable and efficient and is very generally utilized. 

The manufacture of boots and shoes seems destined to become a very important local industry 
and even now is extensively carried on here, a single firm, that of C. D. Packer & Sons, employing 
400 hands and producing from 2300 to 2500 pairs daily. This enterprise was not inaugurated until 
1885 and its immediate and decided success affords significant indication of the advantages of the 
■village as a manufacturing centre. 

Tanning is also largely carried on here and so are wood-working and stone-working, there being 
-extensive and valuable granite deposits in the immediate vicinity of the village. 

The banking facilities are excellent, being furnished by the Great Falls National Bank and the 
Somersworth Savincrs I3ank. 



42 HISTORICAL SKETCU OF OREAT FALLS. 

The former was incorporated as a Slate bank in 1846 and reorganized under the national banking 
laws in 1865. It has a capital and surplus exceeding 8200,000, and the bank building is equipped with 
burglar-proof vault, safe and locks, costing more tlian ten thousand dollars. 

The Somersworth Savings Bank was incorporated in 1845 and has been and is of great bendfit to- 
the village and town. It is very ably managed and its affairs are in a most prosperous condition^ the- 
total surplus profits amounting to iSl02,532.23 January 1, 1890, the increase for the year being^ 
17,272.84. 

As a trade centre Great Falls has a more than local reputation, for the stores of the village are 
numerous, commodious, varied in kind and excellent in character. The magnitude of the trade 
enjoyed and the excellence of the railway facilities enabling local merchants to buy cheap and sell 
cheap, — a fact very generally appreciated by the residents of adjoining sections as well as of thi»- 
town. The stocks carried are large, varied and very carefully and skillfully chosen, and it is but 
simple justice to say that the merchants of Great Falls as a whole have a thoroughly well-deserved 
reputation for practicing strictly legitimate methods and selling goods on their true merits, the 
natural result being that their trade is established on a sound and permanent basis. 

Few villages offer more varied attractions as a place of residence ; the magnitude and diversity of 
the local industries affording exceptional opportunities for obtaining congenial and remunerative 
employment, and the cost of living being low both as regards rents and the prices of clothing and 
food products. 

The climate is healthful and agreeable, and the surface of the country round about is so diversi- 
fied as to make the scenery notable for its beauty even when compared with that of other New 
Hampshire towns. 

The school system is well-considered and efficiently conducted so that ample opportunity is givea 
for the obtaining of a good common school education, and there is an excellent library in town, knowa 
as the Manufacturers and Village Library, and containing some nine thousand volumes. It was- 
organized in 1841 and during its nearly half-century of existence has been of very great benefit to the- 
community. 

Several of the more prominent religious bodies have large and prosperous church societies lit- 
Great Falls, and take it all in all the village lacks nothing to make it a fine example of a typical Newr 
England manufacturing community. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS. 



Somersworth Savings Bank, Great Falls, N.H. — It is ob- 
vious that knowledge of a perfectly secure and reasonably 
remuueralive means of investment is of great aid to one 
desirous of saving money, for when a safe and profitable 
place of deposit for small sums is known to one he is 
encouraged to go ahead and put by everj' dollar of his 
surplus earnings, first, because "money makes money," 
and a snug sum will soon accumulate with the aid' of 
interest, and second, because every man worthy of the 
name wants to secure his dependents and himself against 
being dependent upon charity in case of sickness or other 
trouble. Therefore the Somersworth Savings Bank has 
unquestionably been the means of causing many thousands 
of dollars to be .saved during tiie forty-five years of its 
existence, for it has alwaj-s stood high in the confidence of 
the public and that confidence has never been abused, but. 
on the contrary, been more fully deserved with every 
succeeding year. At the present time tliere is more than 
one million dollars on deposit in this institution, and the 
surplus over all liabilities is such as to prove very conserva- 
tive management and to indicate that no safer place of 
deposit can be found in New England. This impression 
■will be conflrmed by an examination of the following 
statement, issued April 1, 1890 : 

LIABILITIES. 

Due depositors .|1,041,61(! 64 

Guarantee fund 48,000.00 

Undivided earnings 47, .530. 76 

Premium 43.371.00 

$1,180,508.40 
RESOURCES. Market value. 

Loans on real estate 1135.586.19 

Loans on personal security 33,841.54 

Loans on collateral security 49,110.00 

State bonds 12,000.00 

County, city, town and district bonds 549,481.00 

Bank stock 63.300.00 

Railroad bonds 245, 150.00 

Other bonds 24,000.00 

Real estate 68,478.29 

Cafh 20,561.38 



$1,180,508.40 

That the progress of the bank is " upward and onward " 
is shown by the increase in surplus profits, as given below: 

SURPLUS PROFITS. 

January 1, 1884 $65,193.45 

January 1 , 1885 68,303 61 

January 1, 1886 74,133.28 

January 1, 1887 76.945.87 

January 1, 1888 86.380.18 

January 1, 1889 95,359.39 

January 1, 1890 103,533.33 

These figures tell their own story, and if further assur- 
ance of ths standing of the institution be nee cd it may be 
found in the names of those identified with its manage- 
ment, as this is in the hands of men prominent in financial 
and general business circles and widely known as prudent 
investors : the officers for the current j-ear being as follows ; 



President. 
ISAAC CHANDLER. 
Vice-Presidents. 
EDWARD HARGRAVES, J. A. STICKNET.. 
Secretary and Treasurer. 
ALBERT A. PERKINS. 
I^-usiees. 
ISAAC CHANDLER, EDWARD HARGRAVES,. 

J. A. STICKNEY, O. J. BAGLEY, 

THOMAS 6. JAMESON, H. C. GILPATRICK, 
JESSE R. HORNE, SAMUEL A. SEAVEY. 

The Great Falls National Bank, corner Market and' 
Prospect Streets, Great Falls, N. H. — The banking facil- 
ities of Great Falls are at least equal to those of any com- 
munity of no greater size in the State, and indeed it is 
probable that they exceed those available in the majority 
of villages of similar population. There are reasons for 
this gratifying condition of affairs of course, but it is not 
within our province to consider them here, our present 
purpose being to call attention to the excellence and com- 
prehensiveness of the service offered by the Great Falls 
National Bank, the oldest bank of discount and deposit in 
town, and one which has been of inestinjable service in 
aiding in the development of local and adjacent resources. 
It was incorporated nearly half a century ago, being or- 
ganized as a State bank in 1845, and receiving a national 
charter twenty years later. The institution has ever been 
ably and conservatively managed, and as a natural conse- 
quence has steadily held the full confidence of the public, 
but conservatism has never been allowed to degenerate 
into stagnation, the management being progressive as well 
as prudent. The banking rooms are located at the corner 
of Market and Prospect streets, and are very completely 
and conveniently fitted up, the equipment including a bur- 
glarproof vault, safe and locks costing more than §10,000. 
In this connection it is pertinent to note that the bank will 
receive any amount of money and issue certificates of 
deposit, pa.yable only to the order of the depositor, and on 
demand. As fire proof safes afford no protection against 
the professional burglars who infest the country and make: 
the keeping of any considerable sum in one's house posi- 
tively dangerous, the value of this service is obvious. 
Deposits subject to check at sight are also received, and in 
short a general banking business is done ; checks, drafts- 
and coupons being cashed and received on deposit. Draffs- 
on Boston, good throughout this country and Canada, sold 
at moderate rates. Orders for the purchase or sale of all 
marketable stocks and bonds in Boston or New York mar- 
kets executed, etc. ('ollections are a.ssured prompt atten- 
tion, blank forms being furnished on application. The 
banking hours are from 9 to 13 a. m., and 3 to 4 p. m. 
daily, with the exci-ption of Saturday afternoon, when the 
bank is closed. The institution has a capital and surplus 
of §300,000, and its financial condition is excellent in every 
respect. The officers are as follows : President, Albert- 
A. Perkins ; Cashier, J. A. Stickney ; Directors, Joseph 
A. Stickney, William S Tibbets, John C. Lothrop, Isaac 
Chandler. Albert A Perkins, John W. Bates, S. Augut us- 
Seave}'. 



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LEADING BUSINUSS MEN OF GREAT FALLS. 



Wimpfheimer & Company, dealers in Dry and Fancy 

<jrOf)ds, corner Main and Fore Streets, Great Falls, N. H 

It is now forty five years since Mr. A. VVimpflieiuier 
started this Uoiise as a "dealer in dry and fancy goods of all 
kinds. In 1866 he was succeeded by Wimpfheimer Bros. 
& Co. The present firm of Wimpfheimer & Co. assumed 
control in 1873. This establishment certainly merits prom- 
inent mention among the enterprising firms of tliis section 
as a represeatative business undertaking in this class of 
trade. Energetic men who believe in building up their 
trade by honesty and fair dealing, are sure to accomplish 
their desired project and will sooner or later obtain a large 
and remuner.itive patronage, which is not to be obtained 
in anj' other way. It did not take long for this liouse to 
gain popularity or custom and this has been retained 
through the several changes of firms and managements, 
and it stands to-day as an example of well direcfeii energy 
and application to business The premises con.sists of two 
floors, one ■J4xC0 feet in dimensions, the other 24x-t0 feel. 
Employment is given to four competent assistants The 
jstock is large and varied, comprising foreign and ilomestic 
dry goods in almost endless variety. We heartily recom- 
mend this establishment to the attention of our readers as 
an excellent one for those who wi.sh to supply themselves 
with really good and desirable articles. They will not be 
disappointed. 



James & Sons, Tea and Coffee Store, High Street. 
Great Falls, N. H — The admirably equipped store known 
by the name of James & Sons' lea and coffee store, is in 
all respects an excellent and noteworthy house and is one 
of the finest and best ordered concerns devoted to this 
important branch of commercial activity in Great Falls, 
where patrons niaj* at all limes feel assured of receiving 
only first class goods and the most courteous treatment. 
It is one of the old establishments, liaving been conducted 
by Mr. Samuel James for about ten years, when the firm 
name became James & Sons and has so continued for 
about twenty years, thns having been known to this vicin- 
ity for thirty years. A large stock is carried comprising 
every thing usually kept in a first class grocery. Three 
floors and basement, each 15 X '"iO feet in dimensions, are 
required for this stock. Mr. A. H. James is well known as 
breeder of Light Brahmas and Pekin Ducks. He also 
sells eggs for hatching and is manufacturer of Oiange 
Farm Eig Food. Mr. Samuel James with his sons A. H. 
and L. M. James, who constitute the firm, are natives of 
Lebanon, Maine. Orders are filled in the most careful and 
accurate manner. Mr. A. H. James also makes a specialty 
of raising strawberry plants in great variety for market ; 
the demand for them h is becone quite extensive. 



Thomas P. Duffill, The Cash Tailor, Burleigh Block, 
High Street, opposite Bind Stand, Great Falls, N. H.— 
Tliere is no question but that it "pays" to be well dressed 
when one's occupation is such that "good clothes" can be 
wora without injury, for appearances go for a good deal 
in business as in social atlairs, and, other things being 
equil, the well-dressed man will make a much more favor- 
able impre.ssion, sell more goods, and attract a more desir- 
able class of customers than one who is shabby and slouchy 
in his apparel. This may seem singular to some of our 
readers, but it is a fact, nevertheless, and one that many 
•successful business men appreciate and profit by. The 
residents of Great Falls and vicinity are very favorably 
situated to obtain first class clothing at moderate rates, 
:and no local establishment does more valuable service in 
this direction than that conducted by Mr. Thomas P. 
Dufiill, for he is an experienced and skillful merchant 
tailor, carries a fine assortment of imported and domestic 
fabrics and is prepared to make garments te order in 
accordance with the latest dictates of fashion, the work- 
manship, trimmings, lit, and style being satisfactory to 
the most critical. He was born in England, where he 
.learned his trade, working on the bench with his father — 



afterwards working in New York City, and in Haverhill, 
Weymouth, and Quincy, Mass. Was afterwards cutter 
for H. Vesehoff, one of New Hampshire's best known 
tailors, whom he left in 1878 to enter business in his own 
name and established bis present business in Great Falls 
in 1878. He occupies premises located in Burleigh Block, 
on High street, comprising a store and work room of the 
respective dimensions of 20 X "10 and 18 X 50 feet, and 
employs from fifteen to twenty competent assistants — 
being prepared to fill all orders at short notice. Mr. Duf- 
fiU's prices are uniformly moderate, and as his work is 
strictly first class we have no hesitation in guaranteeing 
satisfaction to all who may lake advantage of the facilities 
he offers. 




Great Falls Hotel, Henry S. Gray, Proprietor ; oppo- 
site Boston and Maine Depot, Great Falls, N. H — It is 
important to have gool hotel accommodations in any 
community, but particularly so in such a place as Great 
Falls, for there are lew if any towns of no greater popu- 
lation in the State which are called upon to entertain so 
many non-residents at all seasons of the year. Great 
Falls is not only an important manufacturing and mercan- 
tile centre, but also a very popular summer resort, and 
when we come to sum up the number who visit here on 
business or pleasure trips in the course of a year the result 
is surprising. The Great Falls Hotel average a very large 
amount of arrivals per annum, and the prospects are 
that this average will be materially increased in the near 
future, for not only are more being attracted to Great 
Falls every year but a larger proportion are putting up at 
this house, which, under its present management ranks 
with the most popular in this vicinity. Mr. Henry S. Gray, 
the proprietor, is a native of New Durham, N. H., and 
has had charge of the Great Falls Hotel since 1882, the 
house having been orignally established over sixty years 
ago. He makes no extravagiint announcements and does 
not profess to give two dollars worth of accommodation 
for every dollar paid, but he does take pains to see that 
each patron gets full value for his money and he spares no 
effort to keep his hotel in first-class condition throughout, 
and to promote the comfort of his guests in all possible 
ways. The beds are comfortable, the bill of fare varied 
and abundant and the service prompt and efficient, so the 
popularity of the Great Falls Hotel is not at all difficult to 
account for. The hotel contains fifty guest rooms, and 
the dining room has a seating capacity for a very large 
number. The house is centrally and conveniently located 
opposite the Boston and Maine depot, it is heated bj- steam 
and lighted by electricity, and offers many solid advan- 
tages to both commercial travelers and pleasure tourists. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ORE AT FALLS. 



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F. C. Ham, Druggist, No. 3 Fore Street, Great Falls, 
N. H. — The business couducted by Mr. F. C. Ham has 
held its present position for so long a time that it is safe to 
saj' no one at all familiar with Great Falls cau be unac- 
quainted with it. This business was started several years 
ago by Mr. F. C. Ham, and in 1883 Mr. Chas. E. Cater 
entered the employ of the proprietor and in 1888 became 
manager. There is probably no other branch of trade 
known to commerce in wliich so great a responsibility is 
incurred as there is in that carried on by the dniggist. 
Dealing as he does in drugs and chemicals unfamiliar to 
the general public, many of which agents are deadly in 
their effects wlien used in certain quantities, or when com- 
bined improperly with olher materials, he must rely abso- 
lutely and entirely on the knowledge, care and skill of 
himself and employees for the assurance, that by no fault 
of his, or those for whom he is morally, if not legally 
responsible, shall the life, or even the comfort, of theliun- 
dreds whom he daily serves, be endangered. This store 
managed by Mr. Cater is an example of what a prescrip- 
tion pharmacist's should be. The premises are 20 X 40 
feet in dimensions, and contain a valuable stock of drugs 
and chemicals. He has also a good assortment of toilet 
articles and fancy goods such as are generally to be found 
in a first-class store of this kind. Customers are served 
promptly and carefully. Mr. F. C. Ham is a resident of 
South Berwick. Me., and is worthy the confidence of the 
public whom he so faithfully serves. 



Thomas Morgan, Groceries, South Street, Great Falls, 
N. II. — One wlio has had a long and variid e.xperiene in 
the grocery business in Great Falls ought to be well quali- 
fied to cater to the demands of local trade, and the popu- 
larity of the establishment conducted by Mr. Thomas 
Jlorgan affords convincing evidence that the experience of 
its proprietor has not been thrown away, and also shows 
that the residents of Great Falls and vicinity are prompt 
to recognize efficient and reliable service. Mr. Morgan 
founded his present enterprise in 1880, and is so well 
known throughout this section as to make extended per- 
sonal mention entirely unnecessary. He gives very close 
supervision to eveiy detail of the "business, is where bus- 
iness expenses are very low and customers are accorded 
the benefit, and as only thoroughly competent assistants 
are employed, orders can be promptly and accurately filled 
at all times in spite of the magnitude of the trade. 
Spacious premises are occupied on South street, and a 
very heavy stock of staple and fancy groceries, teas, cof- 
fees and spices, etc., is always on hand to choose from : 
the goods being especially selected for family trade and 
being guaranteed to prove just as represented. The prices 
are invariably as low as the lowest, quality considered, and 
the service is so carefully systematized that delay or mistake 
in tlie delivery ot orders is of very rare occurrence — a 
point experienced housekeepers will thoroughly appre- 
ciate. 



A. D. Paunce & Son, Furnishing Undertakers, manu- 
facturers and dealers in CofHns. Caskets, Rolies, Habits, 
etc. Flowers loose or made in any shape for Funeral 
Decorations. Salesroom : Rollins Block, High Street, 
Residence, Highland St.. Great Falls, N. H.— Mr. A. D. 
Faunce has been engaged in the undi rtaking business in 
tlii-5 town for the past fourteen years, during which time 
he lias become widely and favorably known throughout 
this section, and has attained a high reputation for prompt- 
ness, reliability and good taste in the discharge of the 
difl3cult and responsible duties which an undertaker is 
called upon to perfrrm. Mr. A. D. Faunce succeeded Mr. 
Benj. Hill in business in 1876, and in 1883 admitted his 
son. Mr. A. L. Faunce, as partner. These gentlemen are 
both natives of Oxford, Maine, and have actively inter- 
ested themselves in public as well as in business affairs of 
Great Falls. Mr. A. L. Faunce served in the Army dur- 
our late southern war. Messrs. A. D. Faunce & Son's 



salesroom and workshop are located in RoUin's Block, 
Higli street. A heavy and very carefully chosen stock is. 
constantly carried, for this firm ar(^ furnishing \indertakers, 
and manufacturers as well as dealers in coflins, caskets, 
robes, habits, etc. They are prepared lo furnish anything 
in their line at short noti('e. Also flowers, loose or 
made in any shape for funeral decorations. Their resi- 
dence is on Highland street, and orders left here or at their - 
salesroom are assured prompt and careful attention. 

E. W. Folsom, Jeweler and Optician, Watches, Clocks, 
Jewelry, Silver and Plaled Ware, No. 8 Main Street, 
opposite B. & i\I. Depot, Great Falls, N. H.— The stock 
offered for sale by Mr. E. W. FoLsom at his spacious store 
at No. 8 Main street, is remarkably attractive and tlie 
more closely it is examined the more attractive it becomes, 
for it is made up of goods that have been obtained from 
the most reliable sources and are fully guaranteed to prove 
as represented. No detailed description of it is possible 
within the limited space at our command, for it is as varied 
as it is extensive and includes full lines of watches, clocks,, 
jewelry, silver and plated ware, sporting gooels, etc. 
Inspection is cordially invited, and our readers will find 
the time spent in looking over this stcck both profitable- 
and pleasant. The goods are displayed to excellent advan- 
tage and callers are sure of receiving prompt and cour- 
teous attention, while the prices quoted are strictly in • 
accordance with the lowest market rates. This house is of 
very long standing, having been founded in 18"i0 b}' Mr. 
S. B. Cole, who was succeeded in 1870 by Mr. A. F. 
Chandler. In 187.5 Folsom &, Foss assumed control of the 
businessandsocontinuedunlill878 when Mr. E.W. Folsom 
became sole proprietor. The premises occupied will 
measure 18 X -iO feet in dimensions. Employment isgiven^ 
to three competent assistants, thus assuring prompt alten- 
tion to customers. Mr. Folsom gives his personal atten- 
tion to his business for which he is admirably adapted. 

E. A Tibbets <& Son, wholesale and retail dealers in 
Hardware, Paints, Oils and Varnishes, Carpenters', Me- 
chanics' and Manufacturers' Tools and Supplies, and 
every variety of Carriage Wood and Iron Work ; Steam . 
Fitting a specialty ; Plumbers' Sujiplies a specialty; Great 
Falls, N. H. — There aie few if any business centres hav- 
ing a larger proportion of old established enterprises ihao 
Great Falls, but the underlaking conducted by Messrs. E. 
A, Tibbets & Son is exceptional for the length of time it ; 
has Ijeen carried on, even in that community of time hon- 
ored establishments. The business in question having 
been founded about half a century ago. "The earliest pro- 
prietor being Mr. Luther C. Tibbets, who founded it in 
1841, the firm name being changed in 1845 to Tibbets & 
Brooks, and again in 1847 to Tibbets Brothers, the present 
firm assuming control in 1881. It is constituted of Mr. E. 
A. Tibbets, a native of South Berwick, Me , and his son, 
Mr. W. S. Tibbets, of Great Falls. Mr. E. A.Tibbet.s- 
has held the office of representative of Great Falls, and 
both members of the firm are so well known in this vicin- 
ity as to render extended personal mention unnecessary. 
The business, which is both wholesale and retail, has • 
reached very large proportions, but has by no means at- 
tained its lull growth yet. for its development is still 
steadily going on, and with a continuance of present 
methods can hardly fail to keep doing .so. The premises 
in use comprise four floors, 24x49 feet each in dimensions, 
and a storehouse in Great Falls in addition to a spacious 
storeroom in Berwick. A very heavy stock is constantly 
carried, made up of liardware, paints, oils and varnishes. 
Also carpenters', mechanics' and manufacturers' tools and 
supplies, as well as agricultural tools of all kinds. A large 
assortment of plumbers' supplirs are also dealt in, and a 
specialty is made of steam fitting and every variety of 
carriage wood and iron work. Employment is given to 
thoroughly competent assistants, and small as well a»> 
large buyers are assured iminediale and painslaking atten- 
tion. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS. 



p » *?t°T?°''t" *■ °°' ^'•"gg'sts, Main Street, Great 
.",',,■ ",—"'? »ery natural that particular confidence 
sliouUI be placed in a druggist who is thorouglily educated 
in his business, for although we are happv to say that the 
large majority of our New Hampshire 'pharmacists are 
educated, competent and reliable men, still there is a pre- 
vailing impression that he who tills such a responsible and 
exacting position as that held by a dispenser of drugs and 
medicines to the general public, cannt)t liuow too much 
concerning the properties and effects of the agents he han- 
dles Consequently the popularity of the establishment 
-conducted by Z Piovencher& Co., on jMain street, is not to 
be wondered at in the least, for Mr. Provencher is master of 
his profession. This business was established in 1887 by 
Ager .t Provencher, then the present proprietors suc- 
ceeded them in 1890, and have become widely and liivor- 
ably Unown in this vicinity. The premises occupied bv 
them are 32 X 50 feet in dimensions, and contain a large 
and varied stock, made up of drugs, medicines, chemicafs 
toiet articles, and the usual line of selected fancy goods 
to be found in a druggist's store. The compounding of 
physician s prescriptions is given ihemost careful personal 
attention, and we need hardly say that no trouble is 
spared to avoid the least possible error, while the charges 
made are very moderate. A careful assistant is employed 
and polite attention is given to every caller. 

Dorr & Hobson (.Successors to M. Bates & Co i deal- 

v!uT^ J ''^] ^''°??. ?°'''^'- ^'^""■"' building'. Great 
^. • £'^;t ;~^'?'' establishment now conducted by Messrs 
Dorr & Hobson is one of the oldest in town, and allhou-rh 
•comparisons are odious, it woula not be just the pioo°er 
thin.i; to say it is the most reliable, it is cenainly as trust- 
worthy and popular an establishment as can be found in 
the entile btate. Tlie business was founded in 1833 by 
Moses Ba-es, the name being changed lo Bates & Son and 
then to Moses Bates & Co., ihe present firm assuming full 
■control of affairs in 1883 The present firm is made up of 
Mr L. M. Uorr, a native of Great Falls, and Mr J E 
Hobson, of Limerick, Me., and for many years a resident 
of bleep Falls, Me. They are both so generally known in 
Great 1- alls and vicinity that we feel extended personal 
mention would be absurdly superflous. Nor is any eulogy 
of their methods necetsary in these columns, for those who 
know the men know that their business policy in a nut 
shell IS, • lull value for money received," and the magni- 
tude ot their trade ^hows how successfully this is carried 
out. Ihe premises made use of comprise a store 1750 square 
'f*-;' '", d'raensious, and containing a heavy, varied and 
skiUfii ly chosen stock of dry and fancy goods, the styles 
offered comprising the latest novelties as well as fulf lines 
ot stap e goods. The prices are always in sirict accordance 
with the lowest market rates, all classes of trude being 
successfully catered to. and the employment of three com 
petent assistants assures prompt, intelligent and courteous 
attention to every caller. 



H. M.Hanson, dealer in Meats, Provisions, and Gro- 
ceries Green street. Great Falls, N. H.-Although the 
advantages of housekeeping lar outweigh its dis";idvau- 
tages, it must be confessed that the trialS and disappoint- 
ments of the average housekeeper are many, and tli.at the 
larger portion of them are connected with the obtainincr of 
food supplies, for it is at times very difficult to obtain food 
and especially meats, that will prove altocelher satisfac^ 
tory. 1 his IS by no means entirely the fauft of the dealer 
but nevertheless a great saving of time, money and 
patience,_ may be made by trading with a reputable and 
well equipped house, and hence we feel that we are doins 
f?™? "?,.o."i' ■■eaders a service by calling to their attention 
the facilities possessed by Mr. H J[. Hanson, for furnish- 
ing meats, provisions, .and groceries of standard quality at 
the lowest market rates. The store is located m Gi^en 
-■street and is suflicieDtly roomy to accommodate a com- 
plete line of the commodities mentioned, the assortment 



being so varied that all tastes and purses can be suited- 
t,-,^fl r^'"'*" '^8'^':° 'o '"■" efficient assistants, and no 
ovarii fi ^^ A '" 'Sf,"''' 1"°™P' and polite attention to 
every caller and to till orders in a manner that will prove 
SHt^factory to the most fastidious. Mr. Hanson was born 
rni?r^'„°f • "w needs no e.Ktended personal mention in these 
coumns He h„s been identified with his present estab- 
lishment since 1889, having at that time succeeded the firm 
of Hanson & Her.sou. He has attained a high reputation 
as an enterprising and honorable merchant, and his meth- 
comm Jnil™'' '"' ^""''^ P°P"''"' ^'"""S "" <^'asses in the 

Daniel Hodsdon, manufacturer of and dealer in Stoves 
and Hanges of every kind ; also Plumbing, Roofing and 
Arl';-L , dr^' /"'•'"^'^'^d promptly and at low prices, 36 
Maiket btreet, Great Palls, N. H,-In view of the great 
l^ol^V k' f «'''"™°",^ ^'"-i'-ty of stoves, ranges and fur- 
H?.ff nn f"""d in the market it seems almost incredible 
that one need not be so very old to be able to remember 
when stoves were almost unknown outside the larger 

e^m'nfe'",'H""''^' ^'"'- ","" " "ff°'"-' ^n impressive 
example ol the progress made during the past quarter of 

f.^?n, i'l'/f .'S S''^'*' "'""''''-' no^'adays is to choose satis- 
factoiily from the many styles offered, but this may be 
easily overcome by telling a reputable dealer- of the at- 
tending circumstances and being guided by his advice for 
ot course he knows what is best suited to your pur- 
Nnh r ," ^"' ^'' i^f'^''''^' '° ^a'i<V his Customers, 
wi^l Arl."'i? ■? T'^ ^^ followed than to place the order 
with Mr. Daniel Hodsdon, for he is an extensive dealer in 
stoves, ranges and tinware of all kinds, and not only han- 
dles the most popular styles but has a well earned reputa- 
tion tor uniformly fair dealing. Mr. Hodsdon is a native 
of Piermont, N. H., and has been identified with his 
^f"'!!''"^ lousiness since 1865, it having been established by 
Messrs. Pierce & Hodsdon, who were succeeded by Hods 
don Brothers in 1870, the present proprietor, Mr Daniel 
Hodsdon assuming full control of affairs in 1883 Mr 
Hodsdon invented and put in market the Tip Top range- 
in eight different styles-in 1880. Improved same in 1884 
and again in 1,S90 said range now being the most con- 
venient and durable range the marlwt affords. Four 
thousand of these celebrated ranges have been sold, and 
hundreds of testimonials been given as to their value as a 
complete cooking apparatus. The premises are located at 
No. 26 Market street, and compri.e one floor and a base- 
ment, each covering an area of 1500 square feet. Besides 
carrying a full line of stoves, tinware, etc., Mr. Hodsdon 
IS prepared to do plumbing, roofing and gas fitting in a 
ttioroughly workmanlike manner at moderate rates Em- 
ployment IS given to ten competent assistants, and all 
work undertaken will be most thorouehlv and satisfac- 
torily e.xecuted. " " 

mf' Tr^''^^^^\ ".•- ^-^ ^"'S^ •'^"'' Medicines, Orange 
bt leet Great Falls, N. H.-Tl.ere are many skillful aid 
reliable pharmacists in New Hampshire, tho'ugh but few 
can be found who can do the good work with the actual 
experience of .1. W. Preston, M. D., who now Cirries on 
the business on Orange street. This store was opened 
many years since, and after several changes it passed into 
the control of J. W. Preston, M. D., in1s84. The prem- 
ises occupied measure 30x50 feet. He carries as carefully 
chosen a stock of drugs, medicines and chemicals as can 
be found in this section of the State, for a specialty is 
made of the compounding of physicians' prescriptions 
and all necessary materials and apparatus are at hand to 
enalile such orders to be satisfactorily, accurately and 
promptly filled at moderate rates. A fine assortm'ent of 
fancy goods, toilet articles, stationery and notions is also 
always at hand to choose fnm. Mr". J. W. Preston who 
IS a native of Canada, formerly kept a drug store at Bris- 
tol, A. H. He practiced medicine for seventeen years in 
Plymouth, making a total practice of thirty-five years ia 
that profession. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS. 



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Chas. F. Blake, dealer in Groceries, Provisions, Countrj' 
Produce and Ice, corner Orange and Washington Streets, 
■^Great Falls, N. H. — Among the various dealers in food 
:8iipplies doinp business in ttiis vicinity, jMr. Chas. F. Blnke 
should be given prominent mention, tor he is very success- 
ful \n catering to all classes of trade, and makes it an 
invariable rule to sell goods strictly on their merits, being 
-convinced that such a policy is for Ids own interests as 
well as for those of his patrons. Judging from the present 
•e.xtent and the steadily increasing magnitude of his trade, 
his methods are appreciated by the residents of this section. 
It is certainly pleasant to note a success won by the emplo}'- 
ment of such a legitimate and liberal policy. His store has 
an area of 1,200 square feet and contains a heavy stock of 
groceries, provisions and coiintrj' produce, the assortment 
being so varied tliat all purses, as well as all tastes, can 
•easily be suited. Ice is also dealt in extensively, and as he 
is the only dealer in this commodity in town, the demand 
is great. He is prepared to supply this very desirable 
article in any quantity that may be ordered. Employment 
is given to twelve assistants, thus assuring every customer 
immediate and courteous attention. Mr. Blake is a native 
•of New Hampshire and is well known, having been in the 
grocery business about twenty years. He has also been 
selectman. 

Eastman & Davis, Millinery Novelties. Trimmed Goods 
in great variety. Savings Bank Building, High Street, 
Great Falls. N. H. — Were a vote to be taken to establish 
tlie comparative popularity of the various mercantile estab- 
lishments located in Great Falls, it is sure that tlie ladies 
would come out very strong in favor of that conducted 
xmder the firm name nf Eastman & Davis, for this is of 
•especial interest to the fair sex, as the firm deal exclusively 
in millinery goods and offer inducements which are ver)' 
hard to parallel elsewhere. The business was founded in 
1889 by the present firm, the individual members of which 
are Mrs. E. Eastman, a native of York, Me., and ^liss H. 
L. Davis, of Newfield, Me These ladies have a large circle 
■of friends and patrons in Great Falls and vicinity. Tliey 
:give personal attention to the filling of orders, employing 
sufficient assistance to enable commissions to be executed 
■at short notice. The stock of millinery includes the latest 
fashionable novelties as well as trimmed goods in great 
variety. The premises occupied are located in Savings 
Bank building. High street, and cover an area of some 800 
-square feet. The prices quoted here will bear the severest 
•comparison with those named elsewhere on equally desira- 
ble and fashionable goods. 

F. A. Hussey, dealer iu Crackers, White Bread, Cake, 
and Pastry, Great Falls, N. H. — It it were possible to 
make first-class bread, cake and pastry out of second-class 
materials, more public bakeries would be worthy of pat- 
ronage than is now the case, although it is only fair to say 
that our New Hampshire bakers will as a class compare 
very favorably with those of other States, but still there 
are some establishments which deserve special commenda- 
tion and among these the bakery conducted Mr. F. A. 
Hussey holds a leading position. This was originally 
opened by .J. A Locke, who after several changes was suc- 
ceeded by the present proprietor in 1878. He is a native 
of Great Falls, and knowing his business thoroughly is 
■enabled to turn out crackers, while bread, cake, and pas- 
try of the finest quality, at prices winch puts his produc- 
tions within the means of all. A store is miintained on 
High street, and a rapidly growing business is done both 
wholesale and retail, orders being accurately filled at short 
notice and at the lowest market rates. This bakery covers 
an area of about 1300 square feet, containing a stock 
which is so frequently renewed as always to be fresh and 
attrarctive. Mr. Hussey uses first-class materials, also em- 
-ploys six competent assistants, and can safely guarantee 
satisfaction to the most fastidious customer He has 
been a member of the board of selectmen, and is highly 
leputed thriiiigliDut town as an energetic and reliable 



W. H. Tasker, Wall Papers, Borders and Ceiling Deco- 
rations, also Curtains, Fixtures, Drapery Poles, Sash Hods 
and Trimmings. Upholstering and Furniture Repairing 
and old Furniture lie-covered. Burleigh Block, High 
Street, Great Falls, N, H. — One of tlie must complete and 
desirable stocks of imported and domestic wall papers to 
be found in Great Fails, is carried Ijy Mr. W. H, Tasker, 
located in Burleigh Block, High street, and as he quotes 
bottom prices on all the goods he handles, it is well worth 
while to visit his establishment when an}-thing in the line 
of wall papers, borders and ceiling decorations is wanted. 
There is a sufficiently large force of assistants employed, 
and callers may depend upon receiving prompt and polite 
attention and being given every opportunity to make de- 
liberate and satisfactory choice, while goods are guaran- 
teed in every instance to prove just as represented. The 
latest artistic designs in curtain fixtures, drapery poles, 
sash rods and trimmings are included in this stock, and 
new styles are constantly being received. Orders for 
upholstering and furniture repairing will be executed in a 
superior manner at short notice. Furniture recovering 
forms a very important department of the business, a force 
of experienced workmen being" employed and all orders 
executeil under a guarantee that botli stock and workman- 
ship shall be strictly first-class, every detail of the work 
being done under careful supervision. 

John A. Dumas, Dry and Fancy Goods, Small Wares, 
etc., Bank Building, High Street, Greait Falls, N. H —We 
have no fear but whiit the ladies of Great Falls and vicinity 
will agree yfiih us when we say that no "shopping" tour 
in this vicinity is looked upon as complete unless it includes 
the establishment conducted by Mr. John A. Dumas on 
High street, for this store is in some respects unique and 
always offers many attractions impos-iible to find elsevv'here. 
And tlien, again, these inducements ate constantly vary- 
ing ; because you have visited the store Monday is no rea- 
son whj' you cannot profitably visit it again Tuesday or 
Wednesday, for the stock is constantly being renewed, 
fresli novelties being added at such frequent intervals that 
the only way to " keep up with the times," so far as this 
popular store is concerned, is to visit it early and often. 
The business was originally founded by Mr. S. S. Chick, 
the present proprietor assuming control in 1887. Mr. 
Dumas is a native of Canada and is too generally known 
hereabouts to render extended personal mention necessary. 
He gives close attention to the supervision of affairs, and 
spares no pains to maintain the enviable reputation so long 
associated with this enterprise. Mr. Dumas is an extensive 
retail dealer in dry and fancy goods, small wares, cloaks, 
etc, and is prepared to quote the lowest market rates on 
large or small orders. The stock is exceptionally varied 
and complete and is made up of articles that can safely be 
guaranteed to prove as represented. Employment is given 
to seven well informed assistants. 

Smith & Son, dealers in all kinds of Fresli, Pickled and 
Smoked Fish, Oysters, Lobsters, Clams, Fresh Halibut, 
Mackerel and Salmon in their .season, corner of Washing- 
ton and Green Streets, Great Falls, N. H. — This business 
was formerly conducted by Mr. Bradford Jones, who was 
succeeded in 187.5 by the present firm of Smith & Son. 
They carry on a large trade in fresh oj'sters, fish and 
lob.sters, as well as all kinds of fresh, pickled and smoked 
fish, oysters, lobsters and clams. Fresh halibut, 
mackerel and salmon in their season. Those wishing 
anything in this line and desiring strictly fresh and 
reliable goods at moderate prices would best serve their 
own interests by giving tliis enterprising firm a call. This 
house is run on true business principles in whicli a gen- 
uine spirit of accommodation prevails, and prompt and 
courteous attention raaj' be confidently expected by every 
patron. The store occupied contains about 300 square 
feat, and it is completely fitted for the firstclass retail 
trade carried on here. Mr. L. E. Smith is a native of 
Sandwich. N. H.. and his son, Mr. J. L. Smith, was iiorn 
in Great Falls. Orders are promptly attended to and de- 
livered when promised. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS. 



C. S Beacham & Son, dealers in all kinds of Flour, 
Grain, Feed and Sliorts, Market Street, Great Falls, N. H. 
— Among tbe prominent New Hampshire houses engaged 
in the handling of flour, grain, feed, shoris, etc., the tirm 
of C. S. Beacham & Son must be given a leading position, 
both on account of the magnitude of its business and the 
many years that it has been f-uccessfuUy conducted. The 
enterprise has been controlled by various firms, among the 
earliest being that of Wright & Co., who were succeeded 
by Messrs. Blood & Co., who conducted it for many years, 
they giving place to the present concern in 1882. It is 
composed of Mr. Charles S. Beacham and his son, Mr. 0. 
Arthur Beacham. Both these gentlemen are natives of 
Ossi'pee, N. H., and are personally well known throughout 
Great Falls and vicinity. An exclusively retail business is 
done and exceptional facilities are enjoyed for filling the 
heaviest orders without delay. The premises occupied are 
located on Market street and cover an area of some 1,470 
square feet, and is fitted up with every facility and con- 
venience for handling the stock dealt in, the railroad 
running by the rear door. Every order given in person or 
sent by either mail or telegraph is assured immediate and 
painstaking attention, while the firm are in a position to 
quote bottom prices on all the commodities they handle. 

John S. LeGro, dealer in Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton and 
Lamb, Poultry and Vegetables, Washington Street Mar- 
ket, Great Fails, N. H — There is no at tide of food that 
varies so much in quality as meat, and as a natural conse 
quence there is no other kind ol food which is so diflicult 
to select, for even experts are deceived sometimes, and it 
is really impossible to always judge correctly. The only 
sensible way to do is to find the most experienced and 
reliable dealer within your reach, tell him just what you 
want and take what he selects, for. although he will make 
a mistake liimself occasionally, still he will cheerfully cor- 
rect it when his attention is called to the matter, for it is 
plainly for his interest to satisfy his customers, and he will 
spare no pains to do so. Jlr. John S. LeGro, who is the 
proprietor of the " Washington Street Market," does busi- 
ness on this basis, and the magnitude of the trade he has 
built up since he commenced operations here in 1863 
shows that this method has been a successful one. He is 
a native of Lebanon. Me., and is widely known through- 
out this section. His market always contains a fine stock 
of beef, pork, veal, mutton and lamb, poultry and vege- 
tables of all seasonable kinds. All classes of trade are 
catered to, and every order is assured prompt and careful 
attention. The lowest market rates are quoted, and all 
the commodities dealt in are guaranteed to prove as repre- 
sented. 

Edwin A. Lewis, Cigar Manufacturer, Moore's Block, 
261^ Market Street, Great Falls, N. H.— There are few 
persons who are not in the cigar business that have any 
idea of the iiumense number that are consumed in the 
United States every year, and not the least remarkable 
thing about the demand for cigars is its rapid and steady 
increase. In spite of all that is urged against smoking, the 
habit has become so general that the man who does not 
smoke is a rare exception, for the sensible man can see 
that it is the abuse of tobacco which is hurtful, and the 
enjoyment derived from its proper or moderate use can be 
obtained in no other way. The finer grades of tobacco are 
especially harmless, and therefore it is gratifying to know 
that Mr. Edwin A. Lewis, who makes a specialty of man- 
ufacturing fine cigars, is meeting with great success in his 
efllorts to introduce a superior article among the trade. 
His brand " Great Sachem," is a delicately flavored Havana 
hand-made cigar, and is in great demand. He started 
business in Great Falls in 1871, but removed to Berwick, 
Me., in 1873. He has been located in Moore's block. 
Market street. Great Falls, since 1888. The premises that 
he occupies contain about 900 square feet. Employment 
is given to six assistants, as he does a wholesale business. 
Goods will be delivered promptly, as all orders are attended 
to as soon as received. 



Granite State Hotel, C. L. Bodwell, proprietor. Good 
Livery Stable connected. High Street, Great Falls, N. H. 
— The more experienced a traveler is the more readily he 
puts up with unavoidable discomforts and the less growling 
he does when no responsible person is at hand to complain, 
to : but all the same he means to be comfortable if any 
act of his can make him so, and when he comes across a. 
well managed liotel he notes the fact and takes particular 
pains to put tip there again should he revisit the locality. 
This is one reason for the steady patronage enjoyed by the 
Granite State Hotel, for it has been in operation for many 
years, and traveling men and others appreciative of good 
hotel accommodations, have long since learned that such 
may be found at this commodious hostelry. The Granite 
State Hotel has been under the able management of its- 
present proprietor since 1880 and has always held a leading- 
position among the representative hotels of this section of 
the State. Mr. C. L. Bodwell is a native of Sanford, Me., 
and is highly respected throughout Great Falls. The- 
premises are located on High street ; they are spacious- 
and well arranged and can accommodate forty guests. 
The sleeping rooms are attractive and comfortably fur- 
nished and the hotel is kept in excellent condition, employ- 
ment being given to six assistants, and the service at the- 
table and elsewhere being prompt and courteous. An 
abundance of the best food the market affords is supplied 
at all seasons, and as the terms of the house are moderate- 
it certainly well deserves its high and extended popularity. 
A good livery, sale and boarding stable is also maintained. 

A. Gaudette, dealer in all kinds of Wood and Kindling, 
and Job Teaming, Washington St., Great Falls, N. H.— In 
spite of the great quantity of coal used in this vicinity,, 
there is still a large demand for hard and soft wood, and. 
one of the most prominent of tlie local dealers engaged in 
supplying this demand is Mr. A. Gaudette, doing business- 
on Washtngton street. He carries a large stock of hard 
and soft cut wood, slab wood and kindlings. He is pre- 
pared to give prompt and painstaking attention to every 
order and to fill the same at the lowest market rates. Mr. 
Gaudette is a native of Canada and has a well earned 
reputation for enterprising and reliable business methods. 
In addition to his wood business he does an extensive job- 
teaming business, and is prepared to execute all orders in 
this department of his business promptly, carefully and 
satisfactorily. Employment is afforded to six eflicient 
assistants and no pains are spared in either branch of the 
business to maintain the high reputation this establishment 
has borne so long. Mr. Gaudette began operations here in 
Great Falls about 1880, and has for some time ranked with 
the leading men in his line of business. 

N. Roy, :Meat JIarket, Union Stieet, Great Falls, N. H. 
— It is all very well to argue that m«at is by no means- 
essential to health, and tha't a person can work hard and 
thrive on a diet composed exclusively of vegetables, cereals,, 
etc. : but the great majority of us can't consider anything 
a "square meal " unless it includes meat in abundance, 
and when we are really hungry meat is the only thing that 
will actually satisfy us. Even assuming that one may 
thrive on a strictly vegetable diet, that is no re.ason why we 
should give up the enjoyment of meat eating, for little if 
any money would be saved by so doing, and tbe enjoy- 
ment lost could not be gained so cheaply in any other way. 
Of course in order to really enjoy meat it must be of good 
quality, and one sure way to get such is to buy of Mr. N. 
Roy, for he makes a specialty of meats, and offers grade* 
suited to the most critical taste. He occupies a spacious 
meat market, located on Union street, and carries a full 
assortment of beef, pork, mutton, veal and lamb, together 
with poultry and game in their season. The lowest market 
rates are quoted at all times and the stock is sufficiently 
varied and complete to admit of all tastes and all purses- 
being suited. Mr. Roy is a native of Canada and is almost 
universally known in this vicinity, and has been connected 
with his present business since 1888. 



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J. Guttman, Dentist, established 1857, Market Square, 
Great Falls, N. II. — Whatever may have been the case in 
days gone by, those wlio neglect and abuse their teeth 
nowadays can advance no admittable excuse for doing so, 
for the matter has been so often and so thoroughly dis- 
cussed that every person of average intelligence must ap- 
preciate, to some extent at least, the importance of keep- 
ing the teeth in proper condition. The many who fail to 
do" this excuse their action or rather inaction by various 
more or less ingenious pleas, but when all of these are 
summed up and divested of side issues it will be found 
that they ma3' be classed under not more than lour heads, 
as follows : First, lack of time ; second, lack of money ; 
third, lack of courage, and fourth, lack of di-ipositiou. 
Regarding the first, it need only be said that those who 
have not time to care for their health have no time to live 
at all, for without health life is not worth living ; regard- 
ing the second, competent dental service may be obtained 
at moderate rates, and is within the means of all who 
real!}' desire it ; regarding the third, improved apparatus, 
facilities, and methods liave combined to do away with 
the pain formerly attending dental operations ; and re- 
garding the fourth, that of course is no excuse at all, and 
requires no answer. There are many excellent dentists 
practicing in Great Falls and vicinity, and occupying a 
leading position among them is Dr. ,1. Guttman, who has 
finely furnished and conveniently located premises in 
Market square, Great Falls. The most improved facilities 
for the practice of dentistry in all its branches are pro- 
vided, and operations are executed at short notice and in a 
skillful, durable and thoroughly satisfactory manner. 
Special attention is given to manufacturing and adminis- 
tering Xitrous Oxide Gas. Dr. Guttman is a native of 
Prussia in Germany, and has bconie widely and favor- 
ably known in Great Palls since he began the practice of 
his profession here in 185T, having gained an enviable 
reputation as a competent, gentle and careful operator. 
His charges are moderate, and his methods are in accord- 
ance with the accepted principles of modern dentistry, in- 
suring results that can scarcely fail to be permanently sat- 
isfactorj- in every instance. 



J. Bickford, Groceries and Provisions, Market Square, 
Great Falls, N. II. — It is always a good idea to trade with 
an enterprising house whenever such a course is possible, 
for the customers of a wide a-wake and progressive con- 
cern are sure to be treated with liberality and are also sure 
to receive their share of any increase in the concern's 
prosperity. The latter statement may be disputed by 
some people who pride themselves on their shrewdness, 
and who will say that no firm is going to give its custom- 
era anything more than it has to ; but all the same we 
know it to be true, and we also know that the really 
successful business men are not those who keep every 
advantage to themselves, but rather those who share with 
customers and thus largely increase their trade and income, 
although they may lessen the percentage of their profits. 
The enterprise now conducted by Mr. J. Bickford in Market 
Square is a good example to mention in this connection, 
and we hold that Mr. Bickford is in a much better position 
to day than he would have been had he pursued the short- 
sighted policy too common in his business. A co-operative 
store was established in 1864, Mr. Bickford being the 
manager. In 1873 Mr. Bickford assumed full control of 
the business, since which date the name has been as at 
present. J. Bickford. He has built up a large retail trade, 
requiring the services of well informed assistants. Tlie 
premises occupied comprise one floor and a basement, each 
covering an area of 800 square feet. A large stock is 
carried, including choice staple and fancy family groceries 
of all kinds. Mr. Bickford is a native of Rochester, N. H., 
and is very well known throughout Great Falls. He has 
every facilit}' at hand to enable the many orders received 
to be filled with promptness and accuracy. The prices 
quoted are very low and the goods are strictly first-class in 
every respect. 



S. O. Home, dealer in Choice Family Groceries, Teas, 
Coffees, Sugars, Spices, etc.. High Street, (Jreat Falls, N. 
H. — There is no question but tliat tlie taste of the com- 
munity has been educated up to a point where the difler- 
ence between superior and inferior teas, coffees and spices 
can be readil}' detected, for there is a constantly increasing 
demand tor really desirable goods of this kind, while the 
inferior grades once so popular, are rapidly becoming 
practically unsalable. Mr. S. C. Ilorne, dealer in choice 
family groceries, teas, coffees, sugars, spices, etc., is en- 
titled to much credit for enabling the residents of this 
section to become familiar with these choice goods, for lie 
has handled them for several years. He began operations 
here in 1880, as a member of the firm of Plummer & 
Home. In 1887, Jlr. Home became sole proprietor. He 
is a native of this place, and we need hardly say has a 
large circle of friends here. His store is large, being 
2.5x50 feel in dimensions, and he also occupies a basement 
for some of his stock. Visitors may always find a large 
and varied stock to choose from, the goods being war- 
ranted to prove as represented, while the prices are won- 
derfully low, quality considered. A large liusicess is done 
here, and his trade is steadily growing. Mr. Home has 
been a member of the school committee. 

Mrs. A. H. Webber, Pure Soft Candies at wholesale and 
retail, made fresh every day. Old fashioned Molasses 
Candy a specialty. Fore Street, Great Falls N. H. — 
There are very few people but what are fond of nice con- 
fectionery, that is when it is made of first class materials 
and is properly flavored and invitingly displayed. It is 
very easy to get such articles if you only know where to 
go for them. Mrs. A. H. Webber, who keeps a store on 
Fore street, is a wholesale and retail dealer in pure soft 
candies that are made fresh every day, as Mrs. Webber 
makes her own candy. She also has a fine assortment of 
bread, cake and pastry, and her ice cream will bear com- 
parison with any in this vicinity. Mrs. Webber has 
recently enlarged her business by opening a dining room, 
where she will furnish meals at all hours and also table 
board for regular boarders. In her store she makes a 
specialty of old-fashioned molasses candy, for which she 
has become well known. The premises occupied are 
20x40 feet in dimensions. Careful assistants are em- 
ployed that customers may be promptly attended to. Mrs. 
Webber, who is a native of Boston, Mass.. commenced 
business here in 1889, and the large and increasing patron- 
age which she has gained proves that she understands her 
business and has served her customers in a satisfactory 
manner. Her stock is kept fresh and her prices moderate. 

Hurd & Grant, dealers in Family Groceries, Flour, 
Corn, Meal, Pork, Lard, Molasses. Cash paid for Country 
Produce. Opposite No. 2 Mill, Main Street, Great Falls, 
N. H — The business conducted by Messrs. Hurd & Gran6 
is located opposite No. 2 Mill, Main street. For many 
years it has held a deservedly high reputation for furnish- 
ing first-class family groceries. The business was founded 
in 1873 by Cowell & Hurd, who were succeeded in 1875 by 
Hurd & Cate. In 1888 the present proprietors, Messrs. E. 
P. Hurd and G. F. Grant, assumed control. These gentle- 
men are both natives of Maine. Mr. Hurd has been repre- 
sentative. They have spared no pains to maintain and 
even to increase the high repute of the enterprise, the 
result being that it is constantly growing in popularity, 
and with increased patronage the firm are enabled to offer 
increased inducements to their customers. The premises 
occupied are 25x50 feet in dimensions. A heavy stock is 
carried, including flour, corn, meal, pork, lard, molasses, 
syrup, butter, cheese, fish, salt, sugars, teas and coffees, 
spices, fruit, confectionery, extracts, and a complete line 
of family supplies These goods are carefully chosen and 
are fully guaranteed to prove as represented. The lowest 
market rates are quoted on all these goods. Prompt atten- 
tion is assured to every caller. Orders are carefully filled 
and delivered. 



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LEADING BUblNESS MEN OF GREAT FALLS. 



O. Marin, Meats and Vegetables, Main Street, Great 
Falls, N. 11. — That the successful managenieni of a retail 
meat market is by no means the easy task it may seem to 
some is not likely to be disputed by any one who has had 
:i practical experience in the matter; for in point of fact, to 
so carry on an establishment of this kind as to be prepared 
to meet all of the reasonahlc. and not a few of the unrea- 
sonable, demands of customers, and at the same time 
avoid being loaded down with an overstock, requires both 
experience and brains, and cannot be accomplished by 
everybody. But, however, there are not a few who seem 
to " have the business down tine," as the sajing is, and 
among these due mention should be made of the market 
conducted by Mr. O. Marin, located on Main street. Great 
Falls. This business was originally founded by Boucher 
Brothers in 18S7. (hey being succeeded in 1890 by the 
present proprietor. This gentleman Ins already attained 
a liberal patronage, and may be fairh- considered as one of 
our representative business men. Mr. Marin is a native of 
Canada by birth, and has not a few friends in tliis com- 
munity. He is steadily adding to them by the liberal and 
enterprising business methods he makes constant use of, 
and we can strongly advise any one who appreciates first- 
class provisions and square dealings to patronize Mr. 
Marin, as both of these are assured to every customer. 
Competent assistants are employed, and the stock of 
meats, vegetables, etc., carried is varied enough to satisfy 
all tasies and conditions of purses. 

Anson Chick, Picture Framing and Job Carpentering, 
Wa.shington Street, Great Falls, N. H. — It may be safely 
set do%vn as an invariable rule that it is always best to ob- 
tain the advice and assistance of a practical man when an 
enterprise of any importance is contemplated, and j'et, 
obvious as this may seem, it is often neglected by those 
who propose to build or who require the services of a re- 
liable carpenter. A reputable and experienced builder can 
give many valuable hints as to the details of a plan, even 
if it is not desired to have him draw it up altogether, and 
it should always be borne in mind that alterations made 
in a plan, alter contracts are signed and the work is well 
under way, are apt to cost double what they would had 
they been suggested in the preliminar}' stages. Mr. Ansel 
Chick is a job carpenter as well as a picture frame maker, 
and is well able to give advice relating to the planning of 
a house, or the alterations that may be desired in stores or 
houses. Mr. Chick does quite a business making screen 
doors and windows to order. He is prepared to do gen- 
eral jobbing, also saw filing, and those desiring the ser- 
vices of a careful and thorough workman will do well to 
obtain such a man. Picture frames will be made to order 
in a neat and substantial manner at short notice, and at 
moderate prices. A large variety of styles being on hand 
from which a selection can be made, that cannot fail to 
please those who are familiar with fine work. 

S. E. Pattee, Livery, Sale and Boarding Stable, Orange 
Street, Great Falls, N. H. — There are soiue livery stable 
keepers who seem to think that Iheir customers are either 
millionaires or else are prepared to spend half their earn- 
ings on horse hire, for the charges made are away beyond 
the means of the most of us, and the consequence is we 
are obliged to do without the enjoyment and healthfulness 
of driving. Now, of course it costs money to keep 
horses, to pa_v help and to maintain carriages, harness, 
etc., in good" order, and no sensible man expects to get 
"sometliing for nothing," but still there is reason in 
everything, and many stable keepers would make more 
money by charging lower prices. Mr. S. E. Pattee has 
struck the " happy medium" in his charges, for his prices 
are high enough to enable him to furnish first class turn- 
outs at a fair profit and at the same time are low enough 
to suit anybody who doesn't want the earth for a ten-acre 
lot. It is evident that Mr. Pattee means to do the square 
thing by his patrons, and his livery, sale and boarding 
iiess Indicate that his policy is appreciated. Mr. Pat 



tee is a native of Goflstown, N. H., and has been identi- 
fied with his present enterprise since 1888, succeeding at 
that time the firm of J. O. Lord & Son. He gives close 
personal attention to the supervision of affairs, and is pre- 
pared to let single or double teams for pleasure or business 
uses at very reasonable terms. The stable is located on 
Orange street, and callers may depend upon receiving 
prompt and polite attention at all times. Horses are also 
taken to board, and will receive every attention and care 
requisite for their comfort and health. Special attention 
being given to selling horses for either carl or driving pur- 
poses. Many fine horses suitable for such purposes being 
constantiv on hand. 



A. B. Jeneau <& Co., one price Clothiers and Gents' 
Furnishers. Corner Fore and Main Streets, Great Falls, 
N. H. — The question of where to get fashionable, well 
made and durable clothing at the lowest market rates is 
one of great importance in everj' civilized community, for 
proper self-respect prompts us to dress well, and ordinary 
prudence counsels us to get the largest possible return for 
our money. A large proportion of the residents of Great 
Falls and vicinity have answered this question to their 
entire satisfaction by making their purchases at the estab- 
lishment conducted by Messrs. A. B. Jeneau & Co., and 
all competent judges who will examine the goods there 
offered and note the prices, will agree that one might 
easily go a great deal farther and fare a great deal worse, 
for the stock is remarkably complete and attractive and 
the prices are as low as the lowest Messrs. A. B Jeneau 
& Co. founded their business in Great Falls in 1886, and 
the clothing business tmder their direct management is 
maintained at a high standard of efficienc}'. The store is 
located on Main street and covers an area of some 1200 
square feet of space. It is well arranged and contains a 
full line of ready-made clothing, together with a complete 
assortment of gentlemen's furnishings, hats, caps, trunks 
and bags. The latest fashionable novelties are well repre- 
sented and the goods are sold strictly on their merits and 
at bottom prices. Five competent and well informed 
assistants are employed, and every caller Is assured courte- 
ous, as well as prompt attention. 



Belleville & Daigle, dealers in Groceries and Provisions, 
Flour, Fruit and Confectionery, cor. Franklin and Union 
Streets, Great Falls. N. H. — There is often as much in- 
genuit}' shown in explaining the success as in accounting 
for the failure of a business enterprise, but when an under- 
taking has been successfully conducted for several years It 
is always safe to assume that its popularity is due to solid 
merit. Such is the case with that now carried on under 
the firm name of Belleville & Daigle, for this enterprise 
was inaugurated bj' Messrs. Gagmon & Demers in 1883. 
In 1887. Mr. O. Demers assumed the entire management of 
the business, and so conducted it until 1890, when he was 
succeeded by the present firm of Belleville & Daigle, who 
now hold a leading position among similar undertakings 
in this section of the State. The gentlemen comprising 
this firm are Mr. Fred. Belleville and Jlr. Napoleon Dai- 
gle, both natives of Canada, and are energetic and reliable 
business men. The premises are located at the corner of 
Franklin and Union streets, and cover an area of 2400 
square feet, and are fully occupied by a heavy and com- 
plete stock of groceries, provisions, flour, fruit and con- 
fectionery of the best quality. The policy which has 
made this enterprise so prominent among Great Falls' 
mercantile undertakings is followed to-da_v as strictly as 
ever, and when one has remarked the reliability of the 
goods, the lowness of the prices, and the promptness and 
accuracy of the service, he is not obliged to ask what that 
policy is, nor need he be told that its ett'ect is to assure 
entire satisfaction to ever}' reasonable customer. Em- 
ployment is given to three competent assistants, and all 
orders are assured immediate and careful attention. 



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John Martin, Boots and Shoes, 30 Market Street. Pro- 

iprietor of the "Somerworth Mineral Spring," Great Falls, 
N. H.— It is always provoking to be imposed upon, but 

•especially so when you are purchasing anything in the line 
of foot wear, for one's comfort is so dependent upon the 

•quality and til of the boots or shoes worn, that unsatis- 
factory foot-wear is enough to make the best natured man 
••cranky." Hence one way to maintain that even, good 
temper wliich makes friends, prolongs life and is one of 
the most valuable possessions a man can have, is to buj' 
your boots, shoes and rubbers of Mr. John Martin, who 
has a newly fitted up store at No. 30 Market street, where 
lip has a complete and carefully chosen stock of boots, 
shoes, slippers and rubbers, suited to all needs in size, 
widths and quality, adapted to all ages, all occupations, 
both rexes and all tastes, and he sells them for what they 
are, giving every customer the bottom facts regarding the 
g'lods, and also bottom prices. Mr. Martin is a native of 
Vermont, but has long resided in Great Palls. He opened 

:this store in 1890, but was formerly in the same line of 
trade in this town ; the store now occupied is 20 X 60 feet 
in size and is conveniently fitted up for this business. 
Mr. Martin is the owner of a valuable mineral spring 
locaied on hjs place, but a few moments' walk from the 

■depot. The water comes boiling up out of the earth from 
a white, sandy bottom, is cold, of pleasant taste, but 
medicinal in its effect. Many in this vicinity have tested 
its merit and give unqualified testimony ol its virtues. It 
is the purpose of Mr. JIartin to introduce this valuable 
spring to the public so that its benefit may be enjoyed by 
thousands who now are ignorant of its benefit. 

Chzurles H. Mellen, wholesale and retail dealer in 

■Groceries and Provisions, Flour, Tea, Coffee and Spices, 
Market Street, Great Falls, N. H. — The wholesale and 

•retail grocery bu-iness is not one to be chosen by a man 
■who dislikes e.xertion, for if there is a business outside of 
Bawing wood or shoveling dirt that demands hard work 
and plenty of it from those carrying it on, it is just that 
whicli we have mentioned. This may .seem an extreme 
statement to those who have not "been there," but we 
have no fear that anyone who has bad any personal expe- 
rience in the trade will contradict us in the slightest degree. 

■Grocers who really strive to accommodate their patrons 
earn every cent they make, and it is therefore with pleas- 
ure that we note the prosperity of Mr. Cliarles II. Mellen, 
who succeeded Mr. Moses Weeks in business in 1889. Mr. 
Mellen has conscientiously endeavored to render an ade- 

■quate equivalent for every cent paid to him and fully 
deserves tbe large measure of success be has attained. Ills 
store is located on Market street and covers an area of 
some 1,300 square feet. A large stock is carried, includ- 
ing groceries and provisions of all descriptions, flour, tea, 
coffee and spices. With a well stocked and well equipped 
store, with every facility for handling goods economically 
and expeditiouslj-, customers can rely on having their 
orders promptly iiiled. Mr. Mellen is a native of Great 
Falls and is one of our most energetic and public spirited 
local dealers and one who has the respect and confidence 
of the people in general. 

B. Etter, Artistic Pliotograpber, Market Square, Great 
Falls, N. H.^The eminent painter who replied " with 
brains, sir," when asked with what fie mixed his colors in 
order to obtain the wonderful effects noticeable in his 
work, concisely stated a truth which is too often over- 
looked. Want of ability is not to be compensated for by 
the most improved facilities, and this principle applies as 
forcibly to the work of the photographer as to that of the 
artist in colors. Anybody can procure photographic ap- 
paratu-i, and, by tlie way, about everybody nowadays does 
do so, but to attain artistic results in photography is quite 
another matter. Therefore, when we say that Mr. B. Etter 
is an artistic photographer and has the latest improved 
-app-iratus at his studio, we by no means explain tbe great 
-success he meets with in making accurate and beautifully 



finished portraits ; but when we add tliat he " mixes 
brains " with his chemicals the cause of his success be- 
comes evident. Jlr. B, Etter, who is a native of Nova 
Scotia, succeeded Mr. John H. Parker in the proprietor- 
ship of the studio in question in 18H7. He carries on this 
work in all its branches. Portraits will be copied and en- 
larged and finished as desired. The scale of prices will 
be found to be remarkably moderate, considering tlie ex- 
cellence of the work. Two assi-<tants are employed that 
orders may be filled at short notice, satisfaction being 
guaranteed in every instance. All kinds and styles of 
picture frames are furnished to order at short notice. 



Peter Guilraet, wholesale and retail dealer in Grocer- 
ies, Provisions, Beef, Mutton, Pork, Lamb, Poultry, 
Tripe, Sausages, Butter, Cheese, Eggs, etc. Also Fresli 
Fruit and Vegetables of all kinds in their season, corner 
Franklin and Main Streets, Great Falls, N. H —The house 
of Peter Guilraet enjoys an enviable reputation in con- 
nection with the sale of groceries, provisions, meats, etc., 
and on visiting the store carried on by this gentleman at 
the corner of Franklin and Main streets, it soon becomes 
evident that his reputation is well deserved, for one meets 
with prompt and courteous attention, and the stock on 
hand to choose from is certainly large and varied enough to 
suit the most critical taste. It embraces the leading 
brands of groceries and provisions, as well as a superior 
quality of meats of all kinds, with fresh fruits and vege- 
tables in thair seasons, of excellent variety. The 
goods are all right, the prices are all right, 
and the service is all right, so tbe natural con- 
clusion is that Mr. Guilmet must be doing a very large 
wholesale and retail business — a conclusion which we are 
ha])py to say is fully warranted by the facts. Mr. Guilmet 
began operations in 1879. and his trade has been steadily 
developing ever since. He is a native of Canada, and is 
widely known in social as well as mercantile circles. 
Giving close personal attention and employing five com 
petent assistants, it is not to be wondered at that orders 
are promptly filled to the entire satisfaction of his cus- 
tomers. 



J. H. Beacbam & Son, Life, Fire and Accident Insur- 
ance, Central Building, Great Falls, N. H. — There are 
but few business men in a position to personally investi- 
gate the .soundness of the claims made by the various 
fire, life and accident insurance companies, and, there- 
fore, it is obvious that a competent and reputable 
insurance broker, •w'ho has made a special study of the 
subject, is, in a certain sense, indispensable to a com- 
munity, as he is competent to give valuable advice and 
information regarding the companies that will best suit 
the individual requirements of his patrons, and offer 
valuable suggestions to those 'wbo consult him. The 
firm of J. H. Beacham & Son are doing this, and the 
very extensive business they enjoy is sufficient evidence 
that the public appreciate the courteous and liberal meth- 
ods pursued by this firm. The firm is composed of Mr. 
John H. Beacham, Wolf boro. who has for many years been 
engagedin the business, and his son, Jlr. John L. Beacham, 
the junior partner, who has charge of the oflSce at No. 7 
Central Building, Gr^at Falls, N. H The firm also have 
a branch office in Cloutman's Block, Farmington, N H., 
while the main offices are in Goodman's Block, Wolfboro. 
Tbe firm do a general insurance business in life, fire and 
accident, and are prepared to place risks in first-class 
companies on the most favorable terms, and claims and 
losses are adjusted promptly. Messrs. J. II Beacham 
& Son represent both stock and mutual companies, their 
list including some of the strongest companies in the 
world. Any information regarding life, fire or accident 
insurance is gratuitously given on ajiplication, by mail 
or in person. 




Sl 1,1,1 \ AN SciUAKE. 

HISTORICAL SKETCH OF BERWICK, ME. 



The town of Berwick was originally a part of the ancient town of Kittery and was set apart and? 
incorporated under its present name in 1713. Since that date the size of the township has been' 
greatly reduced ; South Berwicic being taken from the south side, in 1S14, and North Berwick from- 
the northeastern side, in 1831. A small portion of York was annexed in 1854. The present town is^ 
bounded on the north by Lebanon ; on the east by North Berwick ; on the south by South Ber- 
wick, and on the west by the towns of Rochester, Somersworth and Rollinsford which are in New 
Hampshire, being separated from Berwick by the Salmon Falls River, on which is located the- 
village of Berwick in which the business of the town is concentrated. The stream is crossed by a- 
bridge of lOO feet span, and the railway station is on the New Hampshire side, on the line of the 
Portsmouth, Great Falls & Conway Railroad. 

Berwick village began to be a manufacturing centre about 1854 and its growth, especially during 
the past score of years, has been both rapid and steady. Police protection has been provided since- 
1849 and a fire department was established in 1873 ; while the educational facilities are excellent, the 
schools being liberally supported and very efficiently managed. 

One of the most prominent of the public buildings is Odd Fellows Hall, dedicated in 1879. This 
is a fine brick edifice, three stories in height and thirty-two by fifty-five feet in dimensions. It is- 
utilized by Echo Lodge, No. 52, and Golden Gate Encampment, No. 24 ; both these having been 
instituted in 1876. Another flourishing society, the Independent Order of Good Templars, is repre- 
sented by Wilson Lodge, No. 75, organized in 1878. 

Saw mills were erected on the site of the village at a very early date and wood-working is still 
quite extensively carried on ; the local establishments including a sash and door factory, a bobbin 
factory, a modern equipped saw-mill, etc., as well as a large tannery, reed and harness factories, iron 
and steel shops, soap factories, carriage factories, marble works, etc. 

There are also some excellent stores in the village, including a very successful co-operative store 
established by the Sovereigns of Industry, in 1874. 

The majority of the dwelling houses have been erected since 1870 and are consequently modern 
in style as well as neat and attractive in appearance. In short, both as regards public and private 
buildings, Berwick makes a very favorable showing and has no reason to fear comparison with any- 
village of no greater population. 

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Leadiim- Business Men of Berwick, Me. 



S. p. Home & Co., manufacturers of and dealers in 
IReady-Made Doors, Sash, Blinds and JEouldings ; also 

;Stair Work and Brackets of all sizes, Berwick Side, Great 
Falls, N. H.— The importance of placing building con- 
tracts with reliable and responsible parties cannot be over- 

-estimated, for the most carefully prepared plans and 
apeciflcations will not protect the interests of the builders 
if their carrying out be entrusted to incompetent, careless 

-or dishonest hiinds. Therefore the residents of Great 
Falls and vicinity have reason to congratulate themselves 
on having so dependable a firm as that of S. P. Home & 
Co. to place their orders with, especially as this house is 

.prepared to figure very closely on all work submitted. 
This business was started by Mr. S. P. Ilorne, who is a 
native of Rochester, N. H., and carried on until 1886, 
•when he took in as partner, Mr. W. L. Buttertield, a native 

"Of Verniojit. The shop, located on the Berwick side, con- 
sists of a building two stories and attic, 3-1 X 40, and store- 

. house, employing six men and having a ten horse-power 

•engine (o turn out all their mouldings, doors, window 
"frames, blinds, etc., etc. Orders for jobbing work will be 
'filled at short notice in a satisfactory manner and at mod- 

-erate prices, the proprietors giving their personal supervis- 
ion to all. 

L. M. Nute, Shoe Jlanufacturer, Berwick Side, Great 
Falls, N. H.— This business wai founded in 1870 by 
Messrs. L. AL and D. H. Nute, and changed in 1882 to the 
present proprietor who is a native of Milton, N. H.. and 
very well and favorably known. Realizing tint there is a 
continuous demand among the trade for durable and 
'thoroughly-m ule footwear at fair prices he has endeavored 
to fully meet it. His shop comprises three stories, 30x 17.5 
tfeet in dimensions, with a fifteen horse-power engine and 
■well equipped with every facility in the way of new 
■machinery, etc., for doing the best work. He gives 
'employment to from 100 to 150 people, turning out about 
1000 pairs per day of men's, boys' and youths' calf buff and 
'flesh split shoes. The largest orders can be filled at short 
notice. Mr. Nute has an office in B )Ston at 28 High 
-street, where samples are shown, but he is always pleased 
"to see visitors at the factory, where they receive courteous 
.attention, and to which place all m;iil orders should be 
•tkddressed. 

James W. Harriman, Machinist ; all kinds of Repairing 
>done in tlie best mechanical style, and at very reasonable 
rates ; Steam, Gas and Water Piping a Specialty ; Berwick 
Side. Great Falls, N. H. — One of the best places to get 
machine repairing of any kind done with which we are 
familiar is at the shop carried on by Jlr. James W. Harri- 
"man at Great Falls on the Berwick side, for this is a verj' 
well-equipped establishment and Mr. Harriman is an 
■ expert machinist, employs experienced help, and spares no 
pains to thoroughly satisfy every customer. He is a 
mative of Great Falls, and in 1890 succeeded Messrs. H. 
W. Pierce & Son, who had carried on the business since 
1887. While doing all kinds of repairing in the very best 
fltyle and at moderate rates, Mr. Harriman makes a spe- 
cialty of steam, gas and water piping and of the building 
of pipe fence for graves, lots and enclosures of any kind, 
•being prepared to fill orders at very short notice. He is 
:agent for stationary engines and boilers of the most 
;jipproved type and also for the Spence hot water heater. — 
■conceded to have no superior in its special line. Mr. 
Harriman is making a specialty of this branch. Turned 
and cold rolled steel shafting is also dealt in to a consider- 
able extent, and all kinds of mill work and supplies will 
be furnished at prices as low as the lowest in every 
anstance. 





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Grant's Hotel, 1 i I i i II W Niles, 

C'leik. Free Con\( ) .met t .nidliniii hipot.s. Btiwick 
side. Great Falls. N. 11. — Great Falls is one of the most 
attractive towns in New Hampshire, and as it is also quite 
a business centre, it is visited by many strangers at all sea- 
sons of the year. Under these circumstances the question 
of hotel accommodations assumes no little importance, and 
it is perfectly safe to as.sert that the enviable reputation 
Great Falls enjoys among nonresidents is due to the nature 
of the accommodations provided at Grant's Hotel, for this 
is a well-managed establishment. The proprietor, Mr. E. 
Grant, is a native of Acton, Maine, and has been in business 
since 1873. He spares no pains to secure the comfort of 
guests and together with his genial liead clerk, Mr. H. W. 
Nile-!, employs a staff of seven assistants, so that the hotel 
and its appointments are kept in first class condition and 
the service is uniformly prompt and dependable. The 
Grant Hotel is very pleasantly located on the Berwick 
Side, and can accommodate some thiity people. The 
table is supplied with an abundance of seasonable food at 
all times, and the terms of the house are very reasonable. 

John C. Nutter, manufacturer of and dealer in Doors, 
Sashes, Blinds, etc.. Sullivan Square, Berwick, Me. — One 
of the most fruitful causes of discontent and even anger in 
the occupancy of a new house is to be found in the liabil- 
ity of the doors and sashes to "bind" and "stick" so 
firmly in some cises as to defy all efforts to stir them. 
Now of course this is at times unavoidable owing to a 
variety of causes which it is unnecessary to mention here, 
but in many instances the true explanation of the difficulty 
is to be found in the defective construction of the doors 
and sashes themselves. These defects may be in the work- 
manship, or they may be in the stock used, but in either 
case they occasion much annoyance which might easily 
have been entirely obviated, had well-made articles been 
purchased originally. The productions of Mr. John Nut- 
ter, doing business on Sullivan square, will be found to be 
always satisfactory and reliable and it is owing to the 
growing appreciation of this fact that his busine-ss shows a 
marked and steady increase. This business was founded 
by Nutter & Tibbets, who were succeeded in 1887 by Mr. 
John C. Nutter. Mr. Nutter is a dealer in and manufact- 
urer of doors, sashes, blinds, etc., the best of work being 
done and strict attention paid to the quality of the stock 
used. Orders will be filled at short notice, and the work 
will be guaranteed satisfaclory. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF BERWICK. 



ORRIN KNOX, 

Wholesale dealer in Country Produce; Retail dealer in Family Groceries.. 

Itsiilrosxl .Mileag:e Tickvlfi Boiiglil. iiioUl siikI Ki-nlod. 



SULLIVAN SQUARE, 



BERWICK, MAINE^ 




A. B. Spencer, dealer in Choice Family Groceries, 
Country Produce, Flour, Grain, etc.: also Fiirnisliing 
Undertaker and manufacturer of and dealer in Burial 
Caskets and Coffins ; Sullivan Square, Berwick, Maine 
— Mr. A. B. Spencer is a naiive of Berwick, Maine, 
and started the undertaking business in 1808, having 
become so thoroughly identified with the best interests o"f 
the town, is loolied upon as a representative citizen, in 
tlie full sense of the word, having served in the army and 
holding the position as town treasurer. Mr. Spencer has 
had long and varied experience as a funeral director, and 
is prepared to till all orders entrusted to him in that capac- 
ity with tidelity, intelligence and despatch. He will 
assume entire charge of funerals and furnish everything 
that is required, his facilities enabling hint to execute all 
commissions at very short notice and at uniformly moder- 
ate rales. He retails and wholesales in coffins, occupying 
a store three stories high, yO X 5.5 feet in size, and always 
carrying a varied and large stock of funeral anil undertak- 
ing mateiials and employing some five assistants. In 1886 
Mr. Spencer combined with his other business a large 
choice family grocery store, located at Sullivan square, 
and his stock is always complete in every department, and 
sufficient assistance is employed to assure prompt, careful, 
and polite attention to every caller, while he is in a posi- 
tion to quote the lowest market prices on all the commod- 
ities dealt in. 



Jesse R. Home, manufacturer, 
wholesale and retail dealer in. 
Hemlock, Pine and Spruce Tim- 
ber and Boards of all kinds. 
Sawing, Planing, Jointing, 
Matching and Box making. 
Packing Boxes, etc.. Berwick^ 
Side, Great Falls. N. H.— The 
extensive mill and box factory 
carried on by Mr. Jesse R. Horne- 
is located in Berwick but may- 
be classed among Great Falls' 
establishments for Mr. Uorne 
lives here and has for years, at 
one time representing Greati 
Falls in the State legislature. 
He was born in HoehesteT, N. 
H., and has been identified with 
his present enterprise for more 
than fifteen years. The prem- 
ises utilized by him are two 
stories in height and 55 X TO- 
feet in dimensions, and are fitted 
up with an elaborate plant of 
improved woodworking ma- 
chinery, driven by an engine of 
seventy five horse power. Mr. 
Home is a large manufacturer 
of packing boxes, his facilities 
being such as to enable him to 
meet all honorable compelition 
by furnishing boxes of standard 
quality at the Ic west market rales. Sawing and planing 
without undue delay, employment being given to from six- 
teen to twenty-five assistants. Mr. Horne deals extensively 
in lumber and can furnish it in any desired quantity at the 
lowest market rates. 

L. E. Grant, Physician and Druggist, Berwick, Me. — 
It would be difficult to find an establishment of more gen- 
uine value to the community' than that cariied on by Mr. 
L. E. Grant, who being a native of Candia, N. H., started 
this undertaking in 1888, and under his able management 
has largely developed into a successful trade; drugs, med- 
icines and chemicals are supplied at both wholesale and 
retail at the lowest rates that can be named on first class 
goods, and as the filling of prescriptions is given especial 
attention, customers may feel assured of their favors being 
appreciated and of their orders being handled with that 
skill and accuracy so desirable in this connection. Every 
precaution is observed that will tend to reduce the liability 
of error to the smallest po.«sible amount, and every facility 
is at hand that can aid iu attaining this result. Mr. Grant 
is moderate in his charges, and certainly has solved the 
problem of combiuing reliable service with popular prices. 
Stationery, choice brands of cigars and tobacco and drug- 
gists' sundries, form? another import.int department of his- 
busine«s. The stock carried is fresh and acceptable, two 
assistanlsare employed, customers are treated wilhcourtesy, 
and ronsideralion. His store is 15 X 40 feet in size. 




1>AM AND Stone Bridge, Rochester. 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ROCHESTER. 



Lines of railroad as represented on a map have been described as " index fingers, pointing out the 
more prosperous and important towns and villages," and by following their indications on the map of 
Strafford county, even one entirely unacquainted with that section cannot fail to appreciate to some 
degree at least the comparative importance of Rochester, for railroads enter that town from six 
different directions and form a junction at and near Rochester village. From the north comes the 
Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad, starting at Conway where connection is made with the 
railway systems of Vermont, New York, Canada and the West and Northwest ; from the northwest 
comes the Dover and Winnipesaukee Railroad, starting at Alton Bay at the southern extremity of 
Lake Winnipesaukee, where connection is made with steamers to and from all the lake ports, and with 
the Lake Shore Railroad, a branch of Concord and Montreal system ; from the northeast comes the 
Portland and Rochester Railroad, giving direct communication with Portland, and extending from 
Rochester in a southerly and south-easterly direction under the name of the Nashua and Rochester 
Railroad to Nashua, N. H., and thence to Worcester, Mass. The Portsmouth, Great Falls and 
Conway Railroad takes a south-easterly course from Rochester and joins the Boston and Maine 
Railroad at RoUinsford Junction, and the Dover and Winnipesaukee Railroad proceeds south to Dover 
and thence under the name of the Portsmouth and Dover Railroad to Portsmouth. All these 
railroads are included in the great Boston and Maine system and by them Rochester is given direct 
communication with all parts of this country and Canada. 

Being directly on the line of travel between the sea-shore and mountain resorts an immense 
passenger traffic passes through the town during the vacation season, and at all times of year the 
passenger and freight services are frequent and efficient. 

It is obvious that a town so situated must offer many advantages for the carrying on of great 
manufacturing enterprises and for the conducting of mercantile undertakings, and the magnitude and 
high standing of the industrial and commercial establishments of Rochester show that these advan- 
tages are largely and successfully availed of, while the steady growth of the town in population and 
in wealth proves that it has hardly begun to reach its ultimate development, and gives ground for the 



56 



insrORlCAL SKETCH OF ROCHESTER. 




High School, Rochestek. 



prediction that the early part of the 
coming century will see Rochester occu- 
pying a prominent position among New- 
Hampshire's cities. There is certainly no 
good reason why such should not be the 
case for no community has better trans- 
portation facilities, none gives more 
cordial welcome and assistance to deserv- 
ing new enterprises, and few towns are 
more healthfully located or are inhabited 
by a more law-abiding, sociable and 
agreeable people. Low cost of living, 
remunerative employment in varied 
industries, and healthful climatic and 
hygienic conditions will do much to build 
up any community and all these are to be 
found in the Rochester of to-day. 

The town lies in the eastern part of 
of Straflford County and is separated from 
Maine by the Salmon Falls River, this 

stream forming Rochester's eastern boundary, while Farmington and Milton bound it on the north ; 

Somersworth, Dover and Barrington on the south, and Barrington, Strafford and Farmington on the 

west. The township is one of the largest in the county and contains three villages : Rochester, 

East Rochester, and Gonic. 

Its surface is rolling and the soil is generally fertile, some of the farms being highly cultivated and 
very productive. There are three rivers in town : The Salmon Falls River extending the whole length 
of the township from north to south ; the Cocheco River entering about midway on the northern 
boundary and flowing out at the southern corner where it is joined by the Isinglass River, which first 
enters Rochester from Barrington at about the point that the Nashua and Rochester Railroad leaves 
the latter town, the stream then making an abrupt turn in its course and re-entering Barrington which 
it again leaves to enter Rochester just before the Dover line is reached. 

The village of Rochester is located to the east of the centre of the township ; Gonic is in the 
southern centre, and East Rochester is near the Salmon Falls River about midway between the 
Somersworth and Milton lines. 

By far the greater part of the business and population of the town is centered at Rochester 
village which indeed appears 
more like a prosperous city than 
a village and contains many large 
and substantial mercantile edi- 
fices, many handsome stores with 
plate-glass windows and other 
modern appointments, and many 
factories, some of which are very 
large and are fitted up with 
elaborate plants of the most 
improved machinery. Such a 
community naturally requires 
extensive banking facilities, and 
these are furnished by one 
national bank and three savings 
banks, or rather, to be strictly 




Market Street, Rochester. 



niSrORWAL SKETCH OF liOClIESTKU. 57 

accurate, by one national bank, one institution tli;it combines the functions of a bank of discount and 
^deposit with those of a savings bank, and two regular savings banks. The two institutions doing a 
general banking business have capitals aggregating $150, Olio and each has a large surplus. The 
.amount of savings held on deposit approximates $1,500,000. 

Manufacturing was begun in Rochester at a very early period in the town's history, among the 
ifirst establishments being saw and grist mills, fulling and finishing mills, a nail factory, a scythe 
factory, a cotton yarn mill, etc., but the first corporation to begin operations was tlie Mechanic's 
■dompany, incorporated in 1834, with a capital of $15,000. This company manufactured blankets, but 
failed in 1841 and was succeeded by the Gonic Company, which also failed. The business was 
continued by private parties for a time and in 1846 passed under the control of the Norway Plains 
Company, incorporated with a capital of $60,000 which has since been increased to $150,000, for the 
"Company have been very successful in carrying on and develo[)ing the enterprise, and now operate 
three large mills run by water and steam power ; employ 440 assistants, and manufacture a fine line of 
■woolen blankets, flannels and suitings. 




Residence of Horace L. ^\*OECESTEK. 



The manufacture of textile falirics is also carried on successfully at Gonic and at East Rochester, 
but that industry iS no longer the representative one of the town, for of late years the business of man- 
ufacturing boots and shoes has attained immense proportions and now gives employment to more hands 
than all other branches of manufacture combined. One of the local shoe factories is said to be the largest 
in the State, and certainly there are very few in all New England equal to it either in size or in com- 
pleteness of equipment. The plant includes two large shoe shops, a taiyiery, a machine shop, a box 
factory numerous out-buildings and a large fire-proof store-house. The tannery, box factory, and 
machine shop do no outside work whatever, they being utilized exclusively in connection with the shoe 
■business, and some idea of the magnitude of the latter may be gained from the fact that the capacity 
-of the factory is 4,000 pairs per day. The tannery can produce 1,200 sides of leather per week. A 
150-horse engine furnishes the motive power, and employment is given to T50 assistants. 

Another large factory which turns out over 2,000 pairs per day and gives employment to some 250 
operatives is carried on by one of the largest and best known shoe manufacturers in New England. 
He is a resident of Lynn, Mass., and maintains shops in Athol and ^larblehead, in that State. 



58 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ROCHESTER. 

There are some large lumber mills in town, besides sash and blind, house finish and box factories^ 
The quarrying and working of granite are also carried on to some extent ; and a comparatively new- 
but very promising industry is that conducted by the Kiesel Fire Brick Company, incorporated in 
188S with a capital of $200,000. This company make a superior grade of fire brick, tile, etc., and 
employ about fifty assistants. 

We have already spoken of Rochester's fine mercantile edifices, and need only add that their 
contents are worthy of the buildings, for the local merchants as a rule carry very extensive and 
skillfully chosen stocks and ofFer inducements which draw trade from all the adjacent country. Some- 
of the more prominent business men are very liberal and persistent advertisers, and the firm carrying- 
on the largest store in town not only make liberal use of printers' ink but have their advertising signs, 
spread throughout the State from the White Mountains to the sea. 




Main Street, Rochester. 



The local newspapers are well edited and well supported, the latter fact being due in no smalZ 
degree to the good sense shown by their managers in looking after and advancing their local interests. 

The earliest record relating to schools among the archives of the town shows that it was voted to 
have a school in ITSO, but the next year the vote was the other way and as a natural consequence it 
was soon necessary to hold a special meeting to choose agents to defend the town which "lies under a 
presentiment for want of a school being kept, and to be heard and tried at the next Court of Quarter 
Sessions." Thereafter schools were kept for a number of years but finally the town became reckless 
and voted to hire no teachers but to pay whatever fine might be recovered by presentment. Thi» 
un-American state of affairs did not last long, however, and now for many years the schools have been 
liberally supported and are very largely attended. 

There has been a Masonic Lodge in Rochester foi- eighty years, " Humane Lodge," F. & A. M.^ 
having been incorporated October 2-t, 1810. The Odd Fellows also have lodges here, and there are 
other fraternal societies of lesser note. 

The first meeting-house to be built in Rochester was erected in 1731 and divine worship has beei> 
regularly engaged in since that date. The various religious societies are in a generally flourishing; 
condition, and maintain commodious and well-appointed church edifices. 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ROCHESTER. 59- 

We have left ourselves but little space in which to present the early history of the town, our idea 
being to give a sketch of the Rochester of to-day rather than an account of the Rochester of the pasf.. 
The town was incorporated May 10, 1722, and was named in honor of the Earl of Rochester, a 
brother-in-law of King James II. The proprietors held their first meeting at Cocheco, July 9, 1722, 
they being assembled " to consider, debate, and resolve such matters and things" as were essential to 
a proper observance of the conditions of the charter, the first of these being that the proprietors- 
should build a house and settle a family therein within three years, and plant or sow three acres of 
ground within four years, those failing to comply with these requirements forfeiting all their rights in 
the property. So the proprietors arranged to have the most commodious part of the township laid 
out into what they called " home lots," and a committee was chosen to select the best location and to 
lay out roads and a proper " train field." So carefully was every detail looked after that th& 
proprietors' clerk was authorized to obtain a " hook consisting of three quires of paper bound up in 
parchment, at the charge of the commoners" in which to keep the records. But "the best laid schemes- 
of mice and men" sometimes went wrong in those days even as they do now, and the beginning of 
trouble with the Indians put an end to all attempts at frontier settlement for a time and so prevented 
the doing of anything that could fitly be recorded in that book provided " at the charge of the 
commoners." 

The second meeting was held April 24, 172 7, at which a board of selectmen consisting of Captain^ 
Francis Matthews, Captain John Knight, and Paul Gerrish, was appointed, and these selectmen 
instructed the committee, which had been appointed at the first meeting, to reconsider a plan of 
division. At the end of five months a plan was submitted but was not satisfactory, and a surveyor 
was appointed to lay out the plantation in one hundred and twenty-five lots of sixty acres each, in 
ranges from Salmon Falls River to the Harrington line. Each share was to consist of one lot, and the 
location of that assigned to any individual proprietor was decided by a veritable " drawing of lots," it 
being governed by chance entirely. The drawing was begun in Cocheco, December 13, 1727, and 
finished the next day at Oyster River. The comparatively small size of the lots left by far the larger 
portion of the granted tract undisposed of and December 17, 1730, another drawing was held, each lot 
consisting of at least two hundred and forty acres. The land then divided included a large part of 
the territory now in Milton and Farmington, and also a level tract which was called Norway plains on 
account of its being covered by Norway pines. A considerable portion of this tract was left common 
and is now the site of Rochester village, this fact putting one in mind of the biblical saying, " The 
stone the builders rejected has become the corner stone of the temple." 

The first settler was Captain Timothy Roberts, he established himself in Rochester, December 26, 
1728. The proprietors held their last meeting June 28, 1784, at which time the town clerk became 
proprietor's clerk, all documents were placed in his custody, and the office was vested in him and his 
successors forever. 

June 27, 1746, is a memorable day in the annals of Rochester for it was then that the first con- 
certed Indian attack upon the settlement was made, four men being killed and one wounded and captured. 
For several years thereafter the town suffered considerably from the Indians, but when the Revolution 
broke out she was in a position to render great service to the cause of freedom, and made a record of 
which she may well feel proud. The same may be said of her Civil War record, for she furnished 
two hundred and seventy-three men, and paid in bounties the sum of $64,914 ; responding promptly 
to all calls for aid. 

Since the close of the Rebellion the town has gained wonderfully in wealth and population and 
her best friend can wish her no greater good than that the promise of the past and present be justified 
by her future. 



Leading Business Men of Rochester, N. H. 



Ths Rochester Loan aad Banking Co., Rochester, N. 
jH, — The Hi)chester Loan and Banking Companj' was in- 
■corporated in 18S7 by virtue of a special charier given b}' 
the New llampsliire legislature, and is under the direct 
supervision of the banic commissioners, but the extensive 
use whicli has already been made of the facilities offered 
is not the result alone of the legal safeguards afforded (o 
investors, but of these safeguards combined with the 
prestige given by the high business and social standing of 
those idenlifled Willi the company, the officers and direct- 
ors being known throughout the State as solid and rep- 
resentative business men, as will be readily agreed after 
reading the aniie.xed list of names : Hon. Edwin Wal- 
lace, president ; Sumner Wallace, vice-president ; John 
L. Copp, cashier; directors, Edwin Wallace, Rochester, 
N. H. ; Hon. Frank Jones, Portsmouth, N. H. ; G. W. 
Wattles, Carroll, Iowa ; Sumner Wallace, Rochester, N. 
H. ; Charles B. Gafnev, Rochester, N. H. ; I Salinger, 
Rochester, X. H. ; C. F.Caverly, Rochester, N. H. The com- 
pany has a capital of $100,000, paid in, and as a recent 
sworn statement .showed a surplus of .fSO.OOO and a total 
absence of bad or doubtful accounts and protested or 
overdue paper, the financial condition of the enterprise 
must be conceded to be exceptionally sound. Briefly 
stated, the advantages oflered by the corporation are as 
follows : Receives deposits subject to check ; pays five 
per cent, interest (free of taxes) on savings deposits ; acts 
as trustee for individuals and corporations, and ottiicially, 
under appointment by the court of this or other States, as 
financial agent ; offers for sale choice and conservative in- 
vestment securities paying a snk rate of interest. These 
securities are in the form of debenture bonds, bearing six 
per cent, interest, payable semi-annually at the bank. 
They are issued in series of $100,000, and in denomina- 
tions of $100. $200, $.500 and $1,000 ; each series being 
entirely separate from the others and secure.l by an equal 
amount of real estate first mortgages on improved prop- 
erty worth at least two and one-half times as much as the 
amount of the loan. These mortgages are duly trans 
ferred to trustees, who hold tbem in trust for the benefit 
of purchasers of the bonds, whicli run ten 3'ears but may 
be redeemed in five should occasion require. Well in- 
formed investors regard these debentures as being practi- 
cally as good as government bonds, and say that the claim 
of tUe company, that its aim is absolute security to the 
purchaser and the prompt payment of principal and inter- 
est, is fully justified by the facts. At all events, these 
bonds are largely held by banks, insurance and trust com- 
panies, educational and benevolent institutions, trustees 
and guardians, as well as by private individuals, and the 
demand for them is constantlj' increasing. But few cor- 
porations have entered the business field under more fav- 
orable auspices or with brighter prospects, judging either 
by its past experience or future outlook. Its affairs will 
continue to have the same energetic, enterprising and con- 
servative management which has gained for itself that 
high standing which is a guarantee to all the holders of its 
securities that their interests will be protected to the 
fullest extent. The officers of the company whose names 
have already been given are men of wealth and exper- 
ience, and are large holders of its stock, which is a suffi- 
•cient guarantee that the affairs of the company will be 
faithfully administered. 



E. G. & E. Wallace, manufacturers of Leather, Boots 
and Shoes, Rochester, X. H. — The enterprise conducted 
by Messrs. E. G. & E. Wallace well deserves very promi- 
nent mention in an}- review of Rochester's representative 
industries, and its history has that peculiar interest which 
always attaches to the story of an undertaking built up to 
vast proportions from small beginnings. Operations were 
begun away back in 1845, by Mr. James Bodge who was 
succeeded by Messrs, Onion & Richards, the present firm 
assuming control in 1854. Both partners are natives of 
Berwick, Me., and both have served as representatives, 
Mr E, Wallace having also served as senator. They are 
identified with other important enterprises besides the 
one under consideration, and rank with the most widely 
known and influential business men of Xew Hampshire. 
When Messrs. E. G. & E. Wallace assumed control of the 
business it was confined to the tanning of leather and even 
that was carried on on a small scale, whereas now, 
although the firm tan only for themselves, they operate a 
tannery having a capacity of 1200 sides per week and find 
that not a bit too large at times. The manufacture of 
medium and low price boots and shoes is very extensively 
carried on, the total capacity of the shops being 4,000 
pairs per day. The plant of machinery in use is not only 
very elaborate but is of the most improved type, and it 
comprises not only machines for the carrying out of the 
various processes incidental to shoe manufacturing but 
also for the production of boxes and lor the doing of 
machine repairing, etc., for the firm make their own bo.xes 
and repair their own machinery as well as tan their own 
stock. The premises utilized include one shop containing 
three stories and a basement and measuring 170 X 3.5 
feet, with an ell 65 X 35 feet, another shop of the 
dimensions of 120 X 50 feet, and four stories and a 
basement in height, a very large tannery, a commodious 
fire proof storehouse, and many outbuildings of vari- 
ous sizes. A 150-horse engine is located in the centre 
of the works and pjwer is transmitted in four direc- 
tions. Employment is given to about 750 assistants, and 
we need hardly add that the annual product is of very 
great amount and value. The boots and shoes made by 
this concern are very favorably known among consumers 
and the trade, they ranking with the most uniformly 
durable and comfortable goods in the market. No trouble 
is spared to keep them fully up to the standard in their 
several grades, and they are supplied at the lowest market 
rates, the most extensive orders being filled at very short 
notice. 



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No. 5 McDUFFEE'S BLOCK. 

ROCHESTER, - - N. H. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ROCHESTER. 



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r. E. Wallace &, Co., Hardnare, Rochester, N. H.— 
Even a stransier in Koehester who had no knowledge of 
the fact thai it is one of the most important trade centres 
in the State and distributes cxids over a very wide extent 
of country would he very liable to guess pretty near the 
trulh after inspecting ihe establisliment conducted by 
Messrs. F. E Wallace & Co , for this concern do an 
extremely large business, and its magnitude is indicated 
by the size of the premises occupied and the extent and 
variety of the stock carried. The premises comprise three 
floors and a basement, measuring 30 X 100 feet, together 
with a two story addition and a three-story storehouse 40 
feet square, and the stock includes full assortments of 
hardware, agricultural tools, paints, oils, varnishes, glass, 
harnesses, horse fiirnishings, etc., the productions of the 
leading manufacturers being represented and the lowest 
market rates being quoted on all the articles handled. 
Despile the magnitude of Ihe business orders are assured 
prompt and careful attention, for employment is given to 
from three to six assistants, and the members of the firm 
exercise close supervision over the many details of tlie 
service and thus maintain it at a high standard of effi- 
ciency. The partners are Mr. F. E. Wallace, a native of 
Vermont, and Messrs. E. G. and E. Wallace, both of 
whom were born in Berwick, lie. The junior partner 
has served as town treasurer, and both his associates have 
held the position of representative, all three gentlemen 
being very widely and favorably known not only in busi- 
ness but also in social circles, while the enterprise with 
which they are identified is one of the most truly repre- 
sentative in this section of the State. 

Dodge's Hotel, J. Thorn Dodge, Proprietor, Central 
Square, Rochester, N. H.— Dodge's Hotel is so truly one 
of the " instiluiions" of Rochester that those who know 
the town must of necessity know the hf tel also, and it 
would be well if every city and town had a public house 
at which guests would be made so thoroughly comfortable 
as they are here. This hotel has been carried on by the 
Dodge family for many years, and the pre.sent proprietor, 
Mr. Tl. Thorn Dodge, has fully maintained its high reputa- 
tion since assuming control, lor he gives the service very 
careful personal supervision and is always ready to do 
anything in reason to further the comfort and happiness 
of his guests. Dodge's Hotel is very conveniently located 
in Central square and is a commodious and well-arranged 
structure having accommodations for about seventy. The 
sleeping rooms are light, airy and pleasant, the beds and 
other furnishings are very comfortable and well kept, the 
entire house is thoroughly heated during the colder 
months, and in short the appointments, conditions and 
management are such as to make Dodge's Hotel a very 
desirable place to put up at at any time of year. The 
bill of fare is varied, the quality of the food is excellent 
and the quantity abundant, and the cooking is 'Satisfactory 
at all times. There is an excellent livery connected", 
teams being furnished at all hours, at short notice and at 
uniformly moderate rates. 

L. B. Moulton, Contractor and Builder, E'm Street, 
Rochester, N. H.— The work of the contractor and builder 
may be said to precede that of nearly every other trade, 
for houses and stores must be built before they can be 
occupied, and no surer index of the commercial prosperity 
of a community is known than that aiforded by the condi- 
tion of the building industry. We have, therefore, given 
this branch of trade considerable prominence in this book, 
and take pleasure in mentioning among the most reliable 
contractors and builders to be found in this town 5Ir. L. 
B. Moultfm. This gentleman has been engaged in business 
in Rochester and vicinity for twenty seven years, and is 
well known throughout the trade for the thorough char- 
acter of his work and the conscientious manner in which 
all agreements are carried out. The premises utilized are 
located on Elm street and all necessary facilities are at 
hand to give prompt and skillful attention to orders for 



building of all descriptions. The shop is located over a 
blacksmith shop where Mr. Movdton also attends to ( ar- 
riage repairing and wheelwright work, and also the filing 
of saws. From one to six men are employed according to 
the season. Mr. Moulton is very moc crate in his prices, 
and by using honest maierial and insisting upon honest 
workmanship he has gained a high and well-deserved rep- 
utation- 
Harrison Scule, Iron and Brass Founder ; Castings of 
all kinds made at short notice ; Foundry near Boston & 
Maine Depot, Hocliesler, N. H.— The manufacturing 
establishments located in Rochester and vicinity are so 
man}' and varied that there is a wide and increasing field 
for the operations of the enterprise conducted by Mr. Har- 
rison Soule, he carrying on a very thoroughly equipped 
brass and iron foundry and being prepared to make cast- 
ings of all kinds at short notice. Mr. Soule was born in. 
Middleboro, Mass., and has been identified with his pres- 
ent enterprise since 1879, during which time he has won,< 
a high reputation for turning out uniformly accurate work 
and for filling all orders, large or small, without undue 
delay. The premii^es utilized are located near the Boston 
& Maine depot and are 33 X tiO feel in dimensions, 
exclusive of an engine and boiler room, cmtaining a 
twelve horsepower engine. Mr. Soule employs three 
competent assistants and gives personal attention to the 
filling of orders no defective work being knowingly 
allowed to leave the shop. The charges made are uni- 
formly moderate, and in short there is abundant reason 
for the wide popularity of this most useful enterprise. 

Hdvirard Davis, Wholesale Confectioner, Cocheco 
Block, Rochester, N. H. Experienced and enterprising 
grocers, apothecaries, variety store keepers and many 
others that could be mentioned find that it pays to carry a 
stock of first class confectionery, for aside from the profits 
made on its sale it attracts custom to other departments of 
their business, and verj' desirable custom too, for those 
who appreciate high grade confectionery are almost inva- 
riably large buyers of other first class goods also. Dealers 
who wish to obtain confectionery that will give the best of 
satisfaction would do well to place a trial order wiih Mr. 
Edward Davis, carrying on operations in Cocheco Block, 
Market street, for he does an exclusively wholesale busi- 
ness and is prepared to furnish thoroughly satisfactory 
goods at the lowest market rates. This business was 
founded in 1878 by Messrs. C. A. Davis tt Co., and came 
under the sole control of the present proprietor in 1883. 
He is a native of Albion, Me., and is very widely and 
favorably known in trade circles ; his siraighlfoi ward and 
enterprising methods having gained him many friends. 
Every order is assured prompt and painstaking attention 
and the goods are exceptionally uniform in quality and 
may confidently be guaranteed to prove as represented. 

David Hayes, dealer in Coal, Wood, Hay, Ice ; also 
Cement and Fertilizers; Central Square, Rochester, JS. 
H. — The business now carried on by Mr. David Hayes was 
founded several years ago under the firm name of D. 
Hayes & Sou. Mr. Hayes is a native of New Hampshire, 
and has been in business in Rochester for over twelve 
years, and is too well known here to need extended per- 
sonal mention. Mr. Hayes has an office on Central square, 
and handles coal, wood, hay, ice, cement and fertilizers at 
wholesale and retail, carrying a large stock and having 
storage capacity. It is hardly necessary to say that he is 
in a position to quote ibe very lowest market rates on both 
large and small orders, and to guarantee that the quality 
of product should be up to'representations in every 
respect. Employment is given to five assistants, and 
despite Hie large l)u-<iness done all orders can, and will, be 
given immediate and careful attention. The business is 
given the personal attention of the proprietor who has the 
interests of his patrons in view at all times. The svstem 
of delivery is unusually good, thus avoiding all unneces- 
sary delays, and the goods furnished are strictly first cla-'^s. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ROCnESrEll 



N. C. Phillips, dealer in Fresh and Salt Fish, Oysters 
and Clams. Central Square, Rochester, N. H. — There is 
hardly a physician of any note but wliat will agree that it 
would be well for the health of tlie community as a 
whole if more fish and less meat were consumed, for al- 
though meat is a valuable and healthful article of food, 
still it is hurtful when eaten to excess, and three families 
out of five do tmquestionably consume too much of it. 
The residents of Rochester are very fortunate as far as the 
fish supply is concerned, for our local markets are sup- 
plied at all seasons with an abundance of fresh and salt 
water lish of all descriptions. Among Rochester's dealers 
in these products we take especial pleasure in calling at- 
tention to Mr. N. C. I'hillipi. doing business on Central 
square, for he not only carries an aUractive stock of thor- 
oughly reliable fi-h, oysters and clams, but he quotes 
prices as low as the lowest and caters to all classes of 
trade, making it a point to show uniform courtesy to 
■every caller. Mr. Phillips is a native of Swampscott. 
Mass., and founded his present business in 1884, quite an 
extensive wholesale and retail trade is now carried on. 
Mr Phillips employs only competent assistants, and all 
orders are given prompt and painstaking attention, and 
■every cure is taken to handle only such articles as will 
prove just as represented. 

I. A. Collins, Photographer, Hanson Street, Rochester, 
N. H.— Probably in no branch of the arts have more 
improvements been made during the recent vears than in 
the art of photography, and the aviditv with 'which inven- 
tions of latter days have been availed o"f bv the profession, 
is a convincing proof of the spirit of enterprise, which has 
been a distinguishing feature of those interested in this 
most available of all arts. Business in this line was begun 
at the place mentioned at the head of this article in 1S81 
by Mr. .1. C. Whittimore, who was succeeded in 1884 by 
the firm of Lampson & Smith, who managed matters untU 
the present proprietor, Mr. I. A. Collins, became possessor 
■of the premises. He is a native of Vermont. The appli- 
ance and apparatus used are of the best, and comprise as 
perfect an establishment of the kind as can be found in 
this section. Nothing but the very best work is here exe- 
cuted, while the prices are very moderate. Great care 
and attention is paid to each individual in regard to proper 
light, position and other surroundings, which are very 
•«S3ential in the making of a pleasing as well as a correct 
picture. Mr. Collins has also half of the store on the 
street floor where he manufactures and sells picture frames, 
and also sells mouldings and pictures. He emplo3's only 
thoroughly experienced assistants, who give polite atten- 
tion to all callers. 

O. A. Hoyt, dealer in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, 
Fancy Goods. Hosierv, Ribbons, Laces. Underwear, etc. 
Hayes' Block, Central Square, Rochester, N. H.— An 
•estiblishraent which stands very high in the estimation of 
the residents of Rochester, is that conducted by ilr. O. A. 
Hoyt. and located in Hayes' Block, Central square. This 
establishment was opened by the present proprietor in 
1882. The premises occupied comprise a spacious store, 
80 X 80 teet in dimensions, which contains a stock of both 
foreign and domestic dry goods, and fancy soods, hosierv, 
ribbons, laces, underwear, etc., which would not suffer bv 
comparison with a similar stock offered by any first-cla.s"s 
dry goods house. Those who wish to examine all the 
latest novelties in dress goods, etc., will save time and 
trouble by going direct to this popular store. The stock 
IS given close and painstaking attention, and will be 
found to be complete in everv detail. Low prices rule, 
lor the maxim, "quick sales and small profits," is fully 
carried out, the result being that the assortment is con- 
stantly in process of renewal, and is composed exclusively 
■of fresh and seasonable goods. Employment is given to 
from four to six competent assistants," and everv caller 
may depend on receiving immediate and courteous atten- 
tion, goods being cheerfully shown on application. Mr. 
Hoyt IS a native of New Hampshire, and very well and 
favorably known in Rochester. 



S. Stringer, manufacturer of Soda and Mineral Waters, 
Belfast Ginger Ale, Laeer. Tonic, Ginger. Pineapple' 
Birch and Rotit Beers, Rochester, N. H.— The develop- 
ment of the business conducted by Jlr. S. Stringer since 
■ its foundation in 1884, is due to the honorable business 
methods of the proprietor. He is a native of Portsmouth, 
N. H., and well and favorably known in Rochester. The 
premises utilized by him in his business are located on 
Hanson street, and are of the dimensions of 50 x TO feet 
and are well equipped with all the necessary facilities for 
carrying on the business. Mr. Stringer is a manufacturer 
and wholesale dealer in soda and mineral waters, Belfast 
ginger ale, lager, tonic, ginger, pineapple, birch and root 
beers, and customers may be sure of getting first-class 
articles when dealing with this bouse. Refined cider bot- 
tled for family use, and soda in syphon bottles may be 
obtained here, and soda fountains are charged to order 
Mr. Stringer employs three competent and reliable assist- 
ants, and as he gives the business his own personal super- 
vision, all orders are sure to receive prompt and jjains- 
taking attention. He is prepared to furnish his soods in 
quantities to suit, and is also prepared to give prices on 
same which cannot fail to prove satisfactory. 

C. A. Davis, Manufacturing Confectioner, Cocheco 
Block. Rochester, N. H. — While it is a demonstrated fact 
that pure confectionery is not only harmless but benefi- 
cial, it is also a fact that impure or carelessly made con- 
fectionery is an excellent thing to leave alone", and hence 
when buying candies of any kind it is good policy to take 
some little pains to pa'ronize a reputable dealer. One 
sure way to get first class confectionery at the lowest 
market lales is to place the order with Mr. C. A. Davis 
doing business in Cocheco Block, for he is a manufacturer 
as well as a wholesale and retail dealer, and has won an 
enviable reputation for integrity and enterprise since 
beginning operations here in 1-77. Mr. Davis is a native 
of Belfast. Jle., and has had long experience in the con- 
fectionery business, being thoroughly conversant with it 
in every detail. The premises utilized by him have an 
area of 1700 square feet, exclusive of a basement and a 
spacious store-house, and his manufacturing facilities are 
such as to enable him to fill the largest orders at short 
notice. A complete and attractive stock is constantly 
carried, and as the confections are skillfully made from 
carefully selected material they give uniform satisfaction 
even to the most fastidious. 



Charles M. Bailey, manufacturer of and dealer in Stoves 
aiid Kitchen Goods, Furnaces and Hot Water Heating, 
Tin Roofing and Tin Shingles a Specialty, .Job Work 
done at short notice, Market Street, Rochester, N. H.— 
The establishment conducted by Mr. Chas. M. Bailey on 
Market street was founded abo"ut ten years ago by Jlr. 
Chas. E. Ricker. who was succeeded by the present pro- 
prietor in 1836. This gentleman is a nalive of Littleton, 
N. H., and is thoroughly experienced in his present busi- 
ness. The premises occupied consist of three floors and 
basement 30 x 100 feet in dimensions and two spacious 
store-houses, where an extensive manufacturing and retail 
business is done. The stock handled includes stoves and 
kitchen goods, pumps, lead pipes, sheet lead and zinc, all 
of which are offered at market rates, and the tin, wooden, 
glass and plated ware and table cutlery sold at this estab- 
lishment has an enviable reputation for general excellence. 
Furnaces and hot w^atar heating apparatus are made a 
specialty of, as is also tin roofing and tin shingles, and all 
kinds of tin ware is made to order at short notice. Mr. 
Bailey has another store in Pittsfield, N. H., where he 
carries on an extensive trade in coal, flour and grain, in 
addition to the class of goods handled here. He is pre- 
pared to do all kinds of job work at short notice, having 
every facility at hand for the proper executi<m of such 
work. Employment is given to five competent and reli- 
able assistants, and low rales are quoted on both labor and 
goods. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF BOCHESTEB. 



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A. S. Parshley, General lusurance, Rochester, N. H.— 
The general iusurauce agency carried on by Mr. A. S. 
Parshley at Rochester was^'estahlished by him in 1870. A 
very large amount of insurance has been placed through 
this agency during the past twenty years, and its record 
for efficient service and prompt and satisfactory settle- 
ments of lire losses is one of which those responsible for its 
imanagement have everv reason to be proud. The proprie- 
tor. Mr. Parshley, is a "native of Stafford, N. H., and has 
long since become thoroughly identitied with the interests 
•of Rochester, and is now cliairmau of selectmen. He is a 
pushing, energetic business man, and has been very suc- 
■cessful inphicing insurance in a manner which has given 
entire satisfaction to all parties concerned. He represents 
a goodly list of strong stock and mutual companies, and 
is prepared to write policies at the most favorable rates. 
Two thoroughly experienced assistants are employed, and 
all communications by mail are given immediate and care- 
ful attention. The following list shows the nature of the 
services Mr. Parshley is prepared to render : Stock com- 
panies, assets— .Etna, Hartford, Conn , .$10,071,510 ; In- 
surance Company of North America, Philadelphia, $8.- 
731,160; Auglo"Nevada, Cal., $'3,569,553; National. 
Hartford, $2,443,937 ; London, Lancashire, Liverpool, 
Eag , .$2,104,080 ; Phffinix Assurance Corporation, Lon- 
don, $1,966,132 ; Sun Fire OfHce, London, $1,956,331; 
Providence Washington, Providence, R. I., $1,164,983 ; 
New Hampshire, JLanchester, X. H., $1,588,817 ; Peoples' 
Manchester, $623,593 ; Granite State, Portsmouth, N. H , 
:$456,673. Mutual companies: Portsmouth Fire. Fire 
Underwriters, Fitchburg, Cheshire Co., Concord & H. M. 
.& T. Mutuals. Also National Life Insurance of Vermont. 
Mr. Parshley also deals in real estate, will negotiate the 
purchase or sale of same, negotiate loans or take charge of 
^he renting of property. 

E. W. Emerson & Co., Druggists, Main Street, Hayes' 
Block, Rochester, N. H. — The position of the pliarmacist 
>unites the requirements and responsibilities of both the 
■professional and business man. and as is always the case 
it thus involves peculiar fitness and the combination of 
rare and opposite characteri-tics of mind, which we sel- 
•dom find in one individual, in order that the duties and 
•cares may be properly met. To the fact that these con- 
editions of scientific knowledge and business enterprise 
;have been exceptionally well filled, is chiefly owing to tlie 
marked and increasing success which the establishment 
now conducted by E. W. Emerson & Co. in Hayes' Block 
■on Main street. This establishment was founded by Mr. 
S. F. Sanderson, who was succeeded by G. N. Shaw & 
■Co., and so continued until the present tirm assumed con- 
:trol in 1889. The premises are of the dimensions of 
18x85 feel, and are fitted up with all necessary facilities 
and stocked with a complete assortment of pure drugs and 
'first-class druggists' sundries. Also books, stationer}', 
toilet and fancy goods. Two reliable assistants are em- 
ployed, and special attention is paid to the prescription 
department, which is managed with unusual accuracy. 
Mr. Emerson is a native of New Hampshire, and is one of 
our most successful and popular pharmacists. He has 
had thirteen years' experience, having been in the business 
■eleven years in Farmington, N. H., and has justly earned 
the esteem and appreciation of his fellow citizens. 

Hsirry M. Hoyt & Co., Crescent Bargain Store, 
Imported and Domestic Dry and Faucy Goods, Ribbons, 
Gloves, Hoisery, Trimmings and Ladies' Furnishings, No. 
4 McDuffee Block, Rochester, N. H. — "All is not gold 
that glitters," according to the proverb, and no doubt 
there is not one of our readers but what has learned from 
sad experience that all is not "cheap "that is claimed to 
Ids so. Indeed, the word "cheap" has a very elastic 
meaning, and it mav be so used as to convey precisely 
•opposite ideas at different times, but ta'ke it in the sense 
-of "below the regular rates." or synonymous with the 
'word " bargains," and it applies very forcibly to the estab- 
lishment conducted by Harry M. Hoyt & Co , at No. 4 
HMcDuffee Block, for the "Crescent Bargain Store," is 



indeed a " bargain" store and no mistake, the proprietors 
being very close buyers and giving tin ir custcmiers a gen- 
erous share of tlie benefits thus derived. The busine.^s 
was founded by Mr. E. N. Thorn who was succeeded by 
the present firm in 1889. The firm is composed of H. M. 
Hoyt and Mrs. N. F. VVallace. both of whom are natives 
of Rochester, their store is of the dimensions of 65 X 20 
feet and a fiae stock of imported and domestic dry and 
fancy goods is carried, and also ladies' furnishings. Four 
competent and relial)le assistants are constantly employed, 
and prompt and courteous service is the rule of the house, 
and our advice to those who wish good articles and do not 
care to pay fancy prices is to give this establisliment an 
early call. 

J. H. Meserve & Co., manufacturers of and dealers in 
Mouldings, Window Frames, Doors, Brackets, Stair l?ails 
and Boxes, Planing, Sawing, Turning. Scroll Sawing, etc.. 
Lumber. Shingles, Clapboards, Glazed Windows, and 
Builders' Finish, A'utumn Street, Rochester, N. H.^ — 
Jlessrs. J H. Meserve & Co. have an extended reputation 
for furnishing mouldings, window frames, doors, brackets, 
stair rails and other house fini.sh, lumber, shingles, clap- 
boards, etc , of standard quality in quanties to suit at pos- 
itively the lowest market rates, and not only is this repu- 
tation thoroughly well-deserved but it is the natural and 
inevitable consequence of the facilities enjoyed and the 
methods pursued by the firm, these facilities and methods 
enabling all honorable competition to be easily met. The 
business was founded in 1876 by Mr. .7. H. Meserve, the 
present firm name being adopted in 1888. Mr. Meserve is 
native of Ruchester and is associated with Mr. George H. 
McDuffee a native of Minnesota. The firm buy and clear 
timber land and are very extensively engaged in the man- 
ufacture of moiddings, window frames, doors, brackets, 
stair rails, and boxes, besides doing planing, sawing, turn- 
ing, scroll sawing, etc., to order. The premises made use 
of are located on Autumn street, and comprise a two-story 
mill measuring 50 X 106 feet, besides several commodious 
storehouses. The plant of machinery in use is of the 
most improved type and is very complete, enabling an 
immense amount of work to be turned out and reducing 
the expenses of production to a mininuim. Power is fur- 
nished by one fifty and one forty-horse engine and employ- 
ment is given to from fifteen to thirty assistants. A large 
stock of lumber, shingles, clapboards, glazed windows and 
builders' finish is constantly carried and orders can be 
filled without delay, the very lowest market prices being 
quoted to both wholesale and retail buyers. 

R. Frank Tibbets, dealer in Watches, Jewelry, Silver 
and Plated Ware, Spectacles, etc.. Fine Watch Repairing 
and Engraving. No 16 JNIain Street, Wentworth Block, 
Rochester, N. H. — Among the best known and most reli- 
able establishments of the kind in Rochester is that now 
conducted by Mr. R. Frank Tibbets at No. 16 Main street, 
Wentworth Block. This enterprise was started by W. J. 
Lewis, who was succeeded by tlie present proprietor in 
1882, since which date it has gained a well-earned reputa- 
tion for the excellence of its wares, and the fidelity with 
which orders entrusted to it are filled, hence its business is 
prosperous and steadilj' increasing. With the advance- 
ment of any community in wealth, intelligence and cult- 
ure, the fine arts of decoration and adornment prosper, 
and the skill and taste of the jeweler is brought more con- 
stantly and generally into requisition. Twenty years ago 
it would have been impossible to have found customers 
for that class of goods, which are now really in the great- 
est demand. The premises utilized by Mr. Tibbets are of 
the dimensions of 40 X 20 feet, and the slock carried com- 
prises the finest grades of watches, and a beautiful selec- 
tion of jewelry, also silver and plated ware, spectacles, 
etc. Fine watch repairing and engraving is done here in 
the most thorough manner, and at very reasonable prices. 
A competent assistant is employed, while the proprietor 
gives his personal attention to the business; he is a man of 
judgment and sound business principles and of superior 
taste in the selection of his stock. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ROCHESTER. 



3. G. Morrill & Co., Groceries and Grain. Nos. 63 
and 0.5 JIain Street, Odd Fellows' Block, Rochester, 
N. H, — By a careful examination of the commercial 
facilities enjoyed by the merchants of Roches- 
ter, we are led to maUe special reference to 
the house of Messrs. J. G. jNIorrill & Co. as a represen- 
tative one in the line of groceries and grain. Its rank has 
been secured by enterprise, energy and reliable business 
methods. It is located at Xos. 63 and 6.5 Main street, in 
Odd Fellows' Block, and was opened to the public by this 
firm in 1884. The premises occupied comprise a double 
store and basement, 60x60 feet each, with an L 1.5X60 
feet, and a storehouse 22x60 feet, giving ample accommo- 
dations for the large s-tock that is constantly carried, and 
for the prosecution of the business upon an e.xlensive 
scale. Kven the most casual observe r. upon visiting this 
house, cannot fail to be impresse<l wilh the extent, system 
and completeness of the establisbment, and it may be 
safely asserted that in quantity, quality, freshness' and 
variety the stock carried here has no superior in this sec- 
tion. In the line of family groceries the firm ileal in the 
finest teas, the purest coffees and spices, the leading 
brands of tiour, sugars, syrups and molasses, canned 
goods in great variety, preserves, sauces and table delica- 
cies of the most desirable kind. The stock of grain is 
always large, choice and complete, received direct from 
the hands of the producer, and sold, both at wholesale 
and retail, at the lowest market prices. Goods are 
promptly delivered, and customers are assured complete 
satisfaction, not only in the character of the goods, liut in 
manifest advantages in terms iind prices. The tirm is 
composed of Messrs. .1. G. ilorrill, a native of Maine. 
C. F Claverly and J L Swain, both natives of Rochester, 
and well and favorably known in this communily. 

A. V. Sanborn, Furniture. Undertaker, Floral Designs, 
Hanson Street. Rochester, N. H. — The business conducted 
by Mr. A. V. Sanborn on Hanson street is one of the best 
managed of its kind in Rochester. Operations were 
begun here by the present proprietor in 187y. He is a 
native of Great Falls, N, H . and is one of the best known 
and most highly esteemed of all our resident business men. 
The premises made use of comprise a store 35 X 60 feet in 
dimensions, and three floors above, each measuring 50x60 
feet. Mr. Sanborn is an undertaker and dealer in furni- 
ture, general goods and floral designs, he carrying a heavy 
stock, and being in a position to fill orders at very short 
notice, and the stock on hand is so arranged as to make 
examination very easy. Coffins. casketsT etc , will he 
supplied at very moderate rates, and the assortment is 
sufficiently varied to allow all tastes and circumstances to 
be suited. Three assistants are employed, and they are 
thoroughly experienced and reliable. The entire charge 
of funerals will be undertaken if desired, and every com- 
mission will be promptly, faithfully and intellisrently exe- 
cuted. 

Cascade House, A. A. Hayes, Proprietor, Rochester, 
N. H. — The Cascade House is just such an establishment 
as the majority of travellers like to come across for its 
proprietor pays more attention to comfort than to style, 
and the consequence is that his guests obtain most satis- 
factory accommodations at most reasonable figures. Of 
course it is hard to define just what is meant by " style," 
for what may seem very stylish to one man niay appear 
quite the opposite to another, but generally speaking, the 
most "stylish" hotels are those that charge the hrghest 
rates for the least satisfactory service. Jlr.A. A. Hayes' 
house has become known as a most excellent place to "get 
a good sul)Stantial meal and a comfortable room for very 
little money, and there is not a similar establishment in 
this section deserving a more liberal patronage. The bill 
of fare is always exlensive, and at all times cf year the 
supply of substantials and delicacies is sufficiently abun- 
dant and varied to allow of all tastes being suited. The 
premises are located on Railroad avenue" and are well 
fitted up, and sufficient help is employed to prnmpth- 
attend to the wants of all patrons. 



Geo. W. Sayward, Dining Rooms, Hanson Street,. 
Rochester, N. H. — It might seem at first thought easy- 
enough to manage a restaurant, but there is no man who- 
has had much occasion to patronize these places but what 
will say that the really good ones are a small minority. 
Why, is not for us to state; we have our own theories on 
the subject, but our readers want facts raiher than theories, 
and are naturalh" more interested in learnirg of one good 
dining-room than in hearing the reasons why a half-dozen, 
are not good. Therefore we will hasten to call Iheir atten- 
tion to the dining-rooms, conducted by Mr. Geo. W. Saj'- 
ward and located on Hanson street, for this gentleman is- 
one of the few who know how things should be done and 
spares no pains to attain satisfactory results. Mr. Say- 
ward was born in Maine, and opened bis present place of 
business in 1886. The premises can accommodate twenty 
guests and are nicely fitted up wilh all the necessary facil- 
ities. But after all the main point to be considered in an 
establishment of this kind is the food, and here Mr. Say- 
ward comes out strong, for he supplies his customers wiih 
the best the market allnrds, and takes measures to see that, 
it is properh' cooked and prompti}' and coiirteously served. 
Ice cream is served at all hours either by plate or quantity. 
Employment is given to from two to four assistants. The- 
prices here are very moderate, and a trial of the accommo 
dalions will result in another call. 



Mrs. M. A. Richardson, dealer in Millinery. Hair and. 
Fancy Goods ; Hair Work of every description made to- 
order ; No. 2 McDuffee Block. Rochester. — There is one- 
establishment in particular which the ladies of Rochester 
and vicinity speak very highly of, and that is the one con- 
ducted by Mrs. M. A. Richardson at No. 2 McDuilee 
Block. 'This enterprise was inaugurated in 1871 by the- 
present proprietress, and has been under her skillful man- 
agement since that date. The premises occupied consist 
of half a store and are well titted up the stock on hand 
being displayed to excellent advantage. It comprises 
millinery of every description and also hair and fancy 
goods, and bears evidence of careful selection in every 
department. JIrs, Ricbardfon is a native of Maine, and 
has a large circle of friends and patrons in Rochester. 
She displays excellent taste both as a milliner and hair 
worker. She manufactures hair goods of everj' descrip- 
tion, and the general appreciation of the results she attains 
is shown by the large patronage enjoyed. Seven assistants 
are employed on an averflge and all commissions are 
promptly executed, and uniformly moderate charges, 
made. Everj' thing offered for sale here is guaranteed to 
prove strictly as represented in every instance and the ser- 
vice is prompt and courteous at all times. 



E. P. Sleeper, Meat, Vegetables, and Cannfd Goods, 
Odd Fellows' Block, Rochester, N. H. — An accommodat- 
ing spirit and a determination to do the fair thing in every 
transaction are powerful aids to success in every business- 
enterprise, and the}' have not failed to exercise their usual 
effect in the case of Mr. E. F. Sleeper, who carries art 
business in Odd Fellows' Block, Rochester. Business was 
started here by Mr. J. S. Gilman, who was succeeded by 
Mr. J. N. Varnej', who gave place to the present propri- 
etor during the current year. This gentleman is a native- 
of Barnslead, N H.. and is well known in this community 
as an enterprising and reputable merchant, who neglects- 
no honorable means to extend his business operations. 
Mr. Sleeper's store is of the dimensions of 22 X 50 feet,, 
and he claims to have one of the best slocks of meat, veg- 
etables and canned goods in Rochester, and certainly the 
assortment he exhibits of these goods is admirable, not 
only for its completeness, but also for the standard char- 
acter of the articles composing it. A competent assistant 
is given employment, and everything is so arranged as to 
permit of the prompt and accurate filling of orders, and- 
those who want superior meat, etc , at low prices should 
certainly patronize the establishment conducted by Mr. E. 
F. Sleeper, in Odd Fellows Block. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ROCHESTER. 



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J. E McDuffee, Teacher of Instrumental Music, No. 9 
McDuffee Block, Rochester, N. H. — That a person may 
be a most execrable musician and at the same time an 
excellent teacher of music, may seem to be a paradox to 
such of our readers as have never given the matter special 
thought ; but it is as true in the teaching of music as in 
that of arithmetic or language, that personal mastery of 
the subject does not necessarily involve the capacity to 
make its details plain to others. Of late years this fact 
has come to be generally appreciated, and the result is that 
teaching has been elevated to the dignity of a profession, 
being no longer considered merely a mechanical occupa- 
tion which might be successfully followed by anj' one 
having the necessary technical knowledge. The born 
teacher never loses interest in even the primary principles 
of the art he or she may teach, and it is this exhibition of 
interest — this ever free enthusiasm — which inspires tlie 
most unresponsive pupils to exert themselves, and which 
wins complete success in many a case which would other- 
wise have resulted in utter failure. Those who are at all 
conversant with the methods followed by Mr. J. E. 
jNlcDuilee need not be reminded how noticeable is the 
interest which he takes in the progress of each of his 
pupils, and it is hardly necessary to add that this genuine 
personal interest has much to do with the success this 
gentleman has met with. He is considered by good 
-lutbority to be one of the best teachers of instrumental 
music in New Hampshire, and the record he has made 
here proves that judgment to be well founded. His rooms 
are located at No. 9 McDuffee Block, where full informa- 
tion concerning hours of tuition, terms, etc , will be given 
upon application. 

Edwin W. Standley, dealer in Choice Groceries, Tea, 
Coffee and Spices, Uocliester, N. H. — Such of our readers 
as are seeking for an establishment where there may 
always be found a large and complete stock of groceries, 
wlifre the service is prompt and courteous, tlie goods reli- 
alile and the prices low, may very prolitably visit the store 
conducted by Mr. Edwin W. Standley on Elm street, for 
here is just the combination they are looking for. Doubt- 
less many who read these lines will not need to be told of 
the fact stated, for ilr. Standley's establishment is already 
well and favorably known throughout this vicinity, and 
the extent to whicli it is patronized, affonls the best possi- 
ble proof that the inducements offered are appreciated. 
Tbe proprietor is a native of Falmouth, N, H. He began 
operations here in 1883 as successor to Mr. Walter Stand- 
ley who established the business here in 18?8. The store 
occupi'd Is 50 X 70 feet in dimensions, and the stock 
carried is a very well-selected one, comprising choice fam- 
ily groceries, teas, coffees, spices, etc., flour and grain, and 
quite an assortment of crockery is also offered. Employ- 
ment is given to four assistants, and the promptness and 
accuracy displayed in the tilling of orders might be profit- 
ably imitated by many establishments less extensively 
patronized, for two order and delivery teams are constantly 
employed in this work Mr. Standley is in a position to 
quote bottom prices, and does so every time. A very 
large exchange trade is carried on in farmer's produce of 
every description. 

Holt & Morrison, Machinists and Pipers. Particular 
attention paid to .Job Work. (Connected with Soule's 
Iron and Brass Foundry.) Opposite Union Depot, Roches- 
tee. N. H — The firm of Holt & Morrison was formed in 
1890. but the business is not of such late origin as this 
would indicate for it was founded in 1888 by Messrs. 
Barry & Morrison, :\Ir. Barry being succeeded by Mr. J. H. 
Holt, who is a native of Biddeford. Me., Mr. W N. Morri- 
son being a native of Wolfboro, N. H. Both these gentle- 
men are thorough mechanit s and have an excellent idea of 
the needs of steam users and manufacturers in general, so 
the service they offer is both intelligent and comprehensive 
and is a distinct benefit to the manufacturing interests of 
this section. The firm are machinists and pipers and con- 



stantly carry a good stock of shafting, hangers, pulleys, 
pipe and fittings, engines, boilers, pumps and blowers ; 
thus being in a position to fill orders at very short notice. 
Pumps and blowers are specialties with this concern and 
will be furnished in any desired size at, the very lowest 
market rates. Particular attention is paid to job work, 
and as the shop is very thoroughly fitted up and is con- 
nected with Soule's iron and brass foundry, almost any 
work of their kind can be successfully undertaken, and 
carried out with very little delay, employment being given 
to six competent assistants. The shop is conveniently 
located, opposite the Union Depot, and has an area of 
between 1.500 and 2000 square feet. 

Joseph Pleury, Drugs and Jledicines, Orange Block, 
Rochester, N, H. — It may seem a strange assertion to 
make to say that the carrying on of a large number of 
drug stores argue well for the public health, but there is 
ground for tlie statement for the simple reason that many 
drugs depend greatly upon their freshness for their effect, 
and the existence of a large number of drug stores has 
the result of causing each dealer to carry but a compara- 
tively small stock of any one article, the consequence 
being that physicians can depend upon having their pre- 
scriptions tilled by the use of ingredients much fresher 
than would otherwise be possible— a fact which we com- 
mend to the consideration of the few who think that now 
as formerly every doctor should compound his own medi- 
cines. Mr. Howe who conducts this store is promi- 
nently known throuhout this vicinity, having been the post- 
master here fot' about five years. The premises are 75x22 
feet in dimensions, and contain a fine assortment of all 
that is usually to be found in a first-class drug store. 
Three assistants are employed, and great care and atten- 
tion is given to the compounding of physicians' prescrip- 
tions. Mr. Fleury is a native of Suncook, N. H,, and 
opened his store here in 1889. He is a well known busi- 
ness man and the proprietor of a fine clothing establish- 
ment in his native town. Many residents of Rochester 
can testify to the merits of his pharmaey, and a careful 
examination of tbe methods pursued will convince any 
one of the value of such an establishment. 

Rochester Shoe Co., Rochester, N. H.— There is every 
reason to believe that shoe manufacturing is destined to 
becoriie one of the most important of New Hampshire in- 
dustries, for many extensive eslablishments have been 
opened in this State of late years and the results attained 
have been so favorable as to have attracted the attention 
of shoe manufacturers throughout the East. The Roches- 
ter Shoe Comiiauy began operations in 1884, the proprie- 
tor, Mr. F. W. Breed, being a resident of Lynn, and one 
ol the best known manufacturers in that " City of Shoes." 
He also carries on a factory at Athol and another at Mar- 
blehead, Mass.. and his productions are shipped to all 
parts of the country and held in high favor by both con- 
sumers and the trade. The Rochester factory is three 
stories and an attic in height and 46x150 feet in dimen- 
sions, and is fitted up throughout with the most improved 
machinery ; employment being given to from 2."i0 to 300 
assistants, and the capacity per day being about 2500 pairs 
of ladies' and misses' shoes in medium and cheap grades. 
The Boston oftice is at No. 286 Devonshire street, and the 
facilities are such that tbe heaviest orders can be filled at 
comparatively short notice and at the lowest market 
rates. Mr. I. L. Witherell is superintendent of the 
Rochester and Athol factories, and to his close and skillful 
supervision the uniformity of merit so noticeable in the 
several grades produced at these establishments is to a 
great extent due. Some idea of the importance of Mr. 
Breed's plants for shoe manufacturing may be gained 
from the fact that his three factories have a combined 
capacity of 125 sixty-pair cases per day. I\Ir. Breed is 
very prominently known in New England, being one of 
the World's Fair commissioners for Massachusetts for the 
Chicago Fair, under appointment from President Harri- 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ROCHESTER. 



Wilder B. Neal, proprietor "The Glolie " Crockery 
and Variety Store, Market Street, Rocliester, N. H. — 
Among the establishments to which general consent has ac- 
corded the leadership in their special line is that conducted 
by Mr. Wilder B. Neal on Market street, and "The 
Globe" variety store, as it called, has no reason lo avoid 
comparison with any similar enterprise in Rochester. We 
make this assertion advisedly, and after a careful review 
of the subject may add without egotism that we have had 
exceptional opportunities to form an adequate opinion re- 
garding the comparative standing of anj' eslablishment of 
tlie sort mentioned. The enterprise was established in 
1884 by the present proprietor who has shown from the 
first that he would not be content with any second place 
in his line of business. Mr. Neal is a native of Farming- 
ton, Me., and is widely known and highly esteemed in 
this communitv, because of his honorable business meth- 
ods and the enterprise at his popular store. The premises 
used are 19x80 feet in dimensions. Crockery, tinware 
and toys of all descriptions are largely dealt in. A very 
fine and large assortment of crockery and glassware is 
carried from which to select, and we need not inform those 
who have patronized thi.s store that all goods are sold at 
the very lowest rates, but to those who have not we will 
say no greater bargains are to be found in Hochesler, and 
certainly no such stock of goods from which to select. A 
specialty is made of picture framing, which is done to 
order at short notice and at very reasonable rates. 

P. L. Chesley, Hatter, ]\Iarket Street, Rochester, N. 
H. — Among those doing business in Rochester none is 
better known than Mr. F. L. Chesley, who is town clerk 
and has a large circle of friends, by no mean.* confined to 
any particular section The establishment now conducted 
by Mr. Chesley was founded by Sir. James Smith, who 
was succeeded by F. H. Orr, who gave place to C. H. 
Chase about 1878, the present proprietor assuming control 
of the business in 1883. The premises utilized are 
located on Central squar.-, and are about 500 square feet 
in size, where a fine stock of all the latest styles of gents' 
hats is constantly kept on hand as well as a very com- 
plete line of gents' furnishings. Mr. Chesley's gootls are 
perfectly reliable, and are, in fact guaranteed to prove as 
represented. So that no fears need be entertained that 
anything bought of him will not prove satisfactory, and 
the purchaser can well feel sure that all he buys will be 
sold at prices as low as the lowest. The services of a 
courteous and well informed assistant are employed, and 
castomers are assured polite treatment and honorable 
dealings. 

S. H. Bumham's Ladies' and Gents' Oyster and Dining 
Rooms; Charles W. Hoyt, Clerk; Cigars and Tobacco; 
Oysters constantly on hand ; 9 Hanson Street, Rochester, 
N. H — Considering that Mr. S. H. Burnham has been 
engaged in feeding the public for about twenty years it 
would be strange if he didn't understand the business by 
this time, and as a matter of fact we believe he does know 
about all there is to be known about it, for his establish- 
ment at No. 9 Hanson street, is as satisfactory a place for 
a hungry man (or woman eilher, for that matter) to visit 
as we have ever had the good fortune to find. Meals may 
be had at all hours, and we are sure that even the most 
fastidious will find no reasonable cause for complaint at 
the food, the cooking or the service, for all are first-class, 
and quantity is looked after as well as quality. Accommo- 
dations can be made to seat fifty guests, and six competent 
assistants are employed. Oysters are constantly kept on 
hand and can be served in any desired form ; cigars and 
tobacco are also carried, and every thing is .sold at very 
moderate prices. Mr. Burnham is a native of Farming- 
ton, N. H. ; he began operations here in 1861. In connec- 
tion with his oyster and dining rooms, he also carries on a 
bakery, and is prepared to cater to parties, etc., at short 
notice and very reasonable terms. Mr. Chas. W. Hoyt 
acts as clerk for the restaurant, for which position he is 
indeed, well adapted. 




Mansion House. N. F. Ham, Proprietor. Reduced Rales 
to the Dramatic Profession ; First-class Sample Room Con- 
nected ; Heated by Steam ; Electric Bells. Main Street, 
Rochester, N. H. — The Mansion House was originally 
opened by Mr. L. H. Wtntworth in 1867. Several changes 
were made in the management, when Messrs. Cotton & 
Ham took the management of it in 1887. During the year 
Mr. Cotton retired, and Mr. N. F. Ham assumed sole con- 
trol of the house, and the Mansion House has never been 
more skillfully and liberally conducted than has been the 
case since Mi-." Ham became its proprietor. He is a native 
of New Durham, N. H.. and is one of the few men who 
have a " natural gift" lor hotel keeping, for it is only such 
men that are able to so manage as to make their guests 
feel perfectly at home and at ease. While at the same 
time maintaining that order and propriety essential to the 
conduct of a really first class house. The house is located 
on Main street. It is heated by steam and is fitted through- 
out with electric bells. The beds and other furnishings 
are strictly first-class in every particular. Employment is 
given to from eight to ten competent assistants, and the 
service, at the table and elsewhere, is prompt, intelligent 
and courteous. The house has accommodation for sixty 
guests. Mr. Ham gives special attention to the cmsine, 
and the bill of fare is varied enough to suit all tastes, 
while the best the market afibrds is placed before the 
guests at all seasons of the year. There is a' finely 
equipped sample room connected with the hotel. The 
terms to all are very moderate, while reduced rates are 
given to the dramatic profession, and all strangers visiting 
Rochester may avoid much annoyance by putting up at 
the house. A good livery stable is connected with the 
hotel, where first class livery accommodations can be had 
at moderate charges. 

Wm. Bell, Dry Goods and Groceries, River Street, 
Rochester, N. H. — Generally speaking, it is safe to say 
that it always pays for a business man to keep faith with 
his customers, and, although there are some who believe 
differently, and think that "sharp practice" is profitable 
and " smart," the success they generally meet with is not 
pronounced enough to prove their position. The enviable 
reputation held by the establishment conducted by Mr. 
Wm. Bell on River street could never have been built up 
by questionable methods, and the projirietor may well take 
pride in maintaining an enterprise which has so good a 
name in the community. Mr. Bell opened his present 
store in 1879, since which date his business has increased 
to such proportions as to require the enlargement of his 
store — in connection with which he uses a roomy store- 
house. He carries a fine stock of staple and fancy gro- 
ceries, and also dry goods, which have been carefully 
selected and are of a qualitj- which renders them accept- 
able to the most fastidious. The prices on all goods are 
below the average. Only capable assistants are employed. 
Orders are promptly and carefully filled, and every caller 
is assured immediate attention and courteous treatment. 



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TiLTON (S: Krhards, Sole Agents. 



Tilton & Richards, Watchmakers and Jewelers, No. 3 
McDufEee Block, Uociiester, N. H.— The establishment 
located at No 2 McDuffee Block, occupies a prominent 
position among similar houses in this town. It is one of 
the most complete and attractive stores of its kind in 
Rochester, and curries a reliable stock of goods embracing 
a fine variety of watches, clocks, jewelry, and optical 
goods. The store (or rather tlie half store, as part of it is 
devoted to the sale of fancy goods, etc.) is 20 X 80 feet in 
dimensions. The proprietors, Messrs. G. H. Tilton and F. 
I. Richards are both natives of Rochester, and ire very 
well known and highly esteemed gentlemen. They began 
operations here in 1888 as successors to Jlr. M. H. Osgood, 
who had then carried on the business for about twelve 
years The firm conduct their business on a high plan of 
honor with fair representation of all goods, and one price, 
that the very lowest. They have always tried to carry on 
business to the satisfaction of their patrons, and from the 
amount of patronage now enjoyed it is fair to presume 
they have succeeded. Special attention is paid to the 
repairing of watches, jewelry, etc., and the most intricate 
job will be satisfactorily performed in a workmanlike 
manner at exceedingly moderate rates. Special attention 
given to fitting glasses and spectacles to impaired vision. 
A good line of optical goods in stock. 



ized by him in carrying on his business is of the dimen 
sions of 60 X 25 feet — in which a tine stock is to lie seen, 
consisting of stoves, furnaces and ranges, and tin, iron, 
glass and wooden ware is handled in great variety. Mr. 
Cooper is prepared lo (|Uote the lowest market rates on all 
goods dealt in. and to guarantee everything to be exactly 
as represented in every instance. From one to three expe- 
rienced assistants are employed who are courteous and 
l>ronipt in all respects. Roofing and furnace Wr^rk is 
given special attention, and repairing of all descriptions is 
done in a most thorough manner and at small prices, llie 
facilities for doing such work being first class. Mr. Cooper 
i;ives all work his own personal supervision. 



Rochester Steam Laundry, George F. Willey, Jr , pro- 
prietor. All Gooils C. (). D. Corner Main and Arrow 
Streets, Rochester, N. H. — We sometimes hear pcple say 
Ibey can't afford to send their clothes to a public laundry, 
butin the majority of such cases if the matter were accu- 
rately figured out it would be found that as a matter of 
fact, they can't afford to have their washing done at liomi', 
if they did but know it. Everybody knows how " wash- 
day " upsets the average family, making a vast amount of 
rxtra work, causing everybody to feel uncomfortable and 
lining the house with steam and bad odors, and many 
know that physicians trace many a case of serious sickness 
lo this "economical" practice, which thus saves laundry 
liills and gives the doctor a chance to make a dollar. 
I'hose who patronize a laundry have one solid satisfaction 
il all events, they know just what this washing is costing 
iliera, and that is much more than can be said of those 
who consume fuel, hire help and expose their families to 
sickness, and after all don't attain half such satisfactory 
results as are assured to all sending their goods to a first- 
class public establishment, as, for instance, the Rochester 
Steam Laundry, located on the corner of Main and Arrow 
streets. The proprietor of this popular enterprise, Mr. 
George F. Willey, Jr., is a native of this town, and has 
carried on business here 8in,ce 1885, and has built up an 
extensive and desirable patronage, which is steadily 
increasing. The business has increased to such propor- 
tions that the old quarters occupied recently on Central 
Square could not accommodate it and the proprietor was 
forced to provide new quarters with greatly increaseii 
facilities for doing the work, both in room and improved 
machinery, hence the present site, formerly known as 
Cole's estate, was obtained, and a new two-story building, 
00x40 feet, was built, with a fine basement under the 
whole. This building has been fitted up and new machin- 
ery added to the plant before in use at an expense of about 
$7000. It includes a steam dry room of ten racks, and as 
family washing is to be a specialty, a mangle for that pur- 
pose has been put in. Agencies in nearly every town in 
the State are being established, the capacity being suflicient 
for any amount of work, and everything is reduced to a 
system, so that errors are thus obviated. With these 
increased facilities in room and latest improved machinery, 
Mr. Willey is enal)led to do first-class work and quote 
very low prices. All work is guaranteed, to the satisfac- 
tion of customers. Employment is given to from twelve 
to fifteen assistants, and the largest orders can be filled at 
the shortest notice. The office is in front of the brick 
block opening on Main street. 



Leroy G. Cooper, Stoves, Furnaces, Ranges, Repairing 
of all kinds done to order. Roofing and Furnace work. 
Tin, Iron, Glass, Japan and Wooden Ware, 44 Market 
Street, Rochester, N. H.— The establishment conducted 
by Mr. Leroy G. Cooper at No. 44 Market street, has only 
been in operation a short time, but during that time has 
proved entirely successful — as is only natural as the pro- 
prietor has spared no pains to completely satisfy all those 
who have given him their custom. The gentleman in 
question is a native of Parsonsfield, Me. The store util- 



WORCESTER & GREENFIELD, 



Books, Stationery and Fancy Goods 



ROCHESTER, N. H. 




LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ROCHESTER. 



Rochester Foundry and Machine Co. (successors to 
Cbiis. E. Clark.) manufacturers and dealers in Engines. 
Boilers, Feed Pumps. Shafling, Hangers, Pulleys, Shaving 
E.xhausters, Mill JIachinery, etc., Mechanic Square, Roch- 
ester, N. H.— The Rochester Foundry and Machine Com- 
pany was organized in 1887 to continue the business 
founded by Mr. Charles E. Clark in 1880, the proprietors 
being Messrs. C. E. Clark and J. C. Furnald, the former a 




native of Duver and the laller of Exeter. The company 
are manufacturers ot and dealers in engines, boilers, feed 
pumps, shafting, hangers, pulleys, shaving exhausters, 
mill machinery, etc., being prepared to furnish these and 
kindred commodities at short notice and at moderate 



figures. This concern has a well-earned reputation for 
furnishing machinery that fully bears out all claims made 
concerning it, and manufacturers throughout this section 
naturally appreciate such a policy and place a large pro- 
portion of their orders with Messrs. Clark & Furnald. 
The company give particular attention to repairing, and 
are in a position to guarantee satisfaction in this impor- 
tant department of their business, not only as regards the 
quality of tlie work and the charges made" hut also in con- 
nection with the promptness with which orders are filled, 
as the facilities available are such as to obviate all unnec- 
essary delay. The premises made use of are located in 
Jlechanic Square and comprise a machine shop occupying 
two floors of the dimensions of 30x60 feet, together with 
a spacious foundry. Employment is given to from six to 
twelve experienced assistants. All sizes of pipe and fit- 
tings are constantly on hand and will be furnished in any 
desired quantities at the lowest market rates. 

Hofmann & Wolf, Ladies' Furnishing Goods. Kid 
Gloves, etc., next to Post-Office, Rochester, N. H.— The 
most successful buyer is the one who discriminates the 
most sucessfuUy between "goods cheap" and "cheap 
goods," and it is just such a buyer who will find the most 
to admire in the assortment of ladies' furnishing goods, 
fancy goods, .small wares, etc., offered by Messrs. Hof- 
mann & Wolf, for these gentlemen carrv on business on 
the " quick sales and small profits " system, and both the 
goods and prices combine to form a powerful argument in 
favor of patronizing this store. The residents of Roches- 
ter are too intelligent not to perceive the force of an argu- 
ment of this kind, and the natural result is that this store 
is becoming a popular resort, and is gaining in favor daily. 
The firm in question is made up of 5Iax Hofmann and 
Benny'iWolf. they began their present business here in 1889. 
The premises in use are located on Hanson street, next 
door to the post-office. The firm give personal atten- 
tion to the business and as a result, all customers are sure 
of being promptly and politely served. The goods dealt 
in are guaranteed to be strictly as represented. 

J. M. Humphrey, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and Repair- 
ing and Telephone Exchange, Rochester, N. H. — Every-' 
body ought to have a reliable watch for time is money 
nowadays and no one can afford to waste his own or any- 
body else's time, in business hours at all events, and one 
of the first things to do if you would avoid such waste is 
to get a watch that can be entirely depended upon. Don't 
say you can't afford it, for dependable watches are sold at 
such low figures at the present time that they are within 
the means of all. If you doubt this fact call at the estab- 
lishment conducted by Mr. J. M. Humphrey, on Main 
street. He can show you a full line of reliable watches in 
gold and silver cases, and is prepared to name prices that 
will compare favorably with those quoted by any other 
dealer. Clocks are also largely dealt in, and so is jewelry, 
silver plated ware and optical goods, and Mr. Humphrey 
names low prices on all the goods he handles The prem- 
ises occupied are about 3.iO square feet in size, and two 
reliable assistants are employed. Particular attention is 
given repairing, the work being done in a skillful and 
painstaking manner, and orders being filled at short notice 
at moderate rates. Mr. Humphrey is a native of Boston, 
Slass. , and began his present business during the current 
year. He has also a telephone exchange located in his 
store. 



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Biiiu's Eyk \'iew OP' Farmington. 

HISTORICAL SKETCH OF FARMINGTON 

AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 



The history of Farmington is quite devoid of those romantic and exciting features which figure 
so prominently in the story of the settlement and development of Dover, Portsmouth and other early 
settled towns, for Farmington was not incorporated until very near the opening of the present century, 
long after all Indian troubles had ceased and nearly a score of years after the colonies had fought for 
and won their independence. Thus the annals of the town record peaceful progress rather than "hair 
breadth 'scapes 'mid flood and field," and those who are interested only in accounts of war and 
adventure must turn to the history of Rochester to find such tales relating to Farmington's territory, 
for the town was originally a part of Rochester and during the years from 1745 to 1749 was overrun 
by the hostile Indians who terrorized that settlement. 

The first recorded division of what is now Farmington territory was decided upon April 20, 1730, 
when the Rochester proprietors voted to cut up that portion of their grant of land which had not 
previously been disposed of, into lots of not less than two hundred and forty acres each. The lots 
were drawn December 17, 17.'iO, the territory affected comprising the greater part of that now included 
in Milton and Farmington. The first settler came to Rochester in December, 1728, and it was not 
until seventy years afterward that that portion of the township which is now Farmington had a 
sufficient number of inhabitants to warrant its being set off from the parent town, Farmington being 
incorporated December 1, 1798. The first town meeting was held March 11, 1799, and Aaron Wingate 
was chosen moderator ; Jonas C. March, town clerk ; and Ichabod Hayes, Ephraim Kimball, and 
David Roberts were chosen as selectmen. At that time the office of constable was considered very 
desirable, and hence with true Yankee shrewdness the townspeople voted " that the privilege of being 
a constable in said town of Farmington the present year shall be sold at vendue to the highest bidder, 
and the purchaser to give bonds to the satisfaction of the selectmen for the faithful performance of 
his duty." It is evident that our forefathers did not hold to the modern maxim, " the office should 
seek the man." Ensign Samuel Knowles bought the position of constable for §21.25. He was granted 



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a tavern license the same year, and so were four others ; and licenses to retail foreign distilled spiritu- 
ous liquors were granted to Joseph Holmes, Lakeman & I\rarsh, Benjamin Rnndels, and Eiezear Pearl. 

The first settlement in Farmington's territory was made about 1770 near the point now known as 
Merrill's Corners, and that was the center of what little business there was, among those settling there 
from 1770 to 1783 being Benjamin Furber, Samuel Furber, Richard Furber, Samuel Jones, Benjamin 
Chesley and Paul Demeritt. Other settlers in various parts of the town were : Joseph Leighton, Levi 
Leighton, Moses Home, Caleb Varney, and Judge Wingate. The first school-house was built about 
1791 and was located at Merrill's Corners; the first meeting-house was erected on Robert's Hill, 
about two miles south of Farmington village, near the birth-place of Henry Wilson. 

As its name indicates, Farmington was long a distinctively agricultural community, and, indeed, 
farming is still extensively and successfully carried on, for much of the town is fertile although its 
surface is very hilly and in parts mountainous. In the southwestern portion is located Blue Job 




Main Stkekt, Farmington, N. H., looking South. 

Mountain, so called because it was once owned by Job Allard and is one of the Blue Hill range. 
There is a wide-spread and beautiful view from its summit, ranging from the White Mountains to the 
ocean, ships off Portsmouth harbor being plainly visible to the naked eye. The town is well watered, 
the principal streams being the Cocheco, Mad, Ela, and Waldron rivers. The Cocheco River rises in 
New Durham and enters Farmington near the northern corner of the township, flowing soutlieast 
across its entire width. Farmington village is situated on this stream, between it and the Ela River, 
which also rises in New Durham and empties into the Cocheco just below the village. West Farm- 
ington is located in the northwestern part of the town and Merrill's Corners in the southwestern part. 
Mad River is well named, for it is a typical mountain stream, and when swelled by heavy rains or 
the effects of a sudden thaw, dashes turbulently along, overflows its banks and seems possessed by a 
mad desire to sweep everything before it. Sometimes a storm lasting but two or three hours will 
cause it to rise many feet, move boulders weighing thousands of pounds and destroy everything in 
its path. 



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The other rivers are much more reliable and there are some valuable water powers in town. The 
outlines of Farraington are very regular, in that respect resembling those of the adjoining town of 
Strafford and forming a decided contrast to the "crazy patchwork" shapes of New Durliam, Middleton 
and Milton, which bound Farmington on the north and east. Rochester bounds it on the east and 
south, and Strafford on the south and west, New Durham also forming a part of its western boundary. 

The business of the town is principally centered at Farmington village, the site of which is situated 
on what was known in bye-gone days as the "old John Ham farm." The first frame bouse to be built 
at this point was erected in 1781 by John Roberts. The village is on the line of the Dover & Winni- 
pesaukee Railroad, a branch of the great Boston & Maine system, and as the adjoining town of 
Rochester is a great railroad center, direct communication with all parts of the country is enjoyed by 
Farmington business men. The completion of the Lake Shore Railroad, extending from the terminus 
of the Dover and Winnipesaukee Railroad at Alton Bay to Lake Village, gives direct connection with 
the Concord & Montreal Railroad, and adds very materially to Farmington's transportation facilities. 
Shoe manufacturing is the principal industry of the village and has given rise to various tributary 
industries, the most important of which is the manufacture of wooden and paper boxes. Shoe making, 
or rather the production of what was then known as " Natick sale work," was begun in Farmington in 
1836 by Elijah H. Badger. The product was called Natick sale work from the fact that it consisted 
entirely of brogans, and the town of Natick, Mass., at that time led the country in brogan manufac- 
turing. Mr. Badger failed to make his enterprise profitable and in about a year left town ; but the 
shoe industry was not abandoned, Martin L. Hayes, a native of Farmington, beginning it about this 
time on a vei-y small scale. His business steadily grew and he became the largest shoe manufacturer 
in New Hampshire. Mr. Hayes was no believer in that "dog in the manger" policy which seems to 
actuate some men, on the contrary he used his best endeavors to get other manufacturers to come to 
Farmington, and did not hesitate to give substantial aid to such enterprises as seemed calculated to 
advance the interests of the community as a whole. Nor did his public spirit stop here. He mani- 
fested it in many different ways, and to him more than to any other one man, is the existence of the 
many beautiful shade trees which add so much to the attractiveness of the village due, for he not only 
persuaded his fellow townsmen to plant trees, but set them the example by placing many shade and 
fruit trees on his ow'n grounds. Some of Farmington's present business men are noted for their public 
spirit, and who can say how much they have been encouraged in their good works by the memory 
which Martin L. Hayes left behind him? It is true that "the evil that men do lives after them," but 
it is not true that " the good is oft interred with their bones." Good is mere nearly immortal than evil 
and the effects of good deeds remain, although doubtless in many cases the doer of them is forgotten. 

Shortly after Mr. Hayes began operations, George M. Hening came from Natick to Farmington 
and engaged in the same line of business. He also was a man who lived for others as well as for 
himself, and worked hard and efficiently to promote the best interests of the co.amunity. The success 
attained here in shoe manufacturing soon began to attract outside capital. From small beginnings 
the trade has grown to its present magnitude. 

The first wax-thread sewing machine ever used for shoe work in New Hampshire, was brought 
to Farmington by Mr. Cloutman about the year 1855. He is now superintendent and manager of 
the factory of Wallace, Elliott & Co., in this village ; the establishment being devoted to the produc- 
tion of ladies', misses', and children's fine boots, and affording employment to between three and four 
hundred hands. Altogether there are five large shoe factories in Farmington and one heel factory, 
and this industry affords employment to about one thousand two hundred operatives of both sexes. 

Many of the early Farmington shoe manufacturers learned the business in Natick, being drawn to 
that town by the fact that the late Vice-President Henry Wilson, a native of Farmington, went to 
Natick in 1833, commenced business for himself in 1838, and soon became a prominent manufacturer 
there. Some of the young men from Farmington lived with his family part of the time they stayed 
in Natick, among them being Martin L. Hayes, whom we have before had occasion to mention. He 
was a life-long friend of Henry Wilson, and deeded to the town of Farmington the latter's birth-place, 
marking the spot on which the house had stood by a great boulder weighing about twelve tons and 
inscribed : "Henry Wilson, vice-president U. S. A., born here February 12, 1812." 



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HISTORICAL SKETCa OF FARMINOTOK 



Like all other prosperous manufacturing villages of large population, Farmington contains many 
well-stocked stores and a very extensive retail trade is carried on at all times. Some of the stores 
are very spacious and are handsomely fitted up, presenting a very attractive appearance, especially in 
the evening, for the more enterprising store-keepers make liberal use of the gas furnished by a local 
company, which was incorporated in 1886 with a capital of §60,000. This gas is made from naphtha 
and is of a very superior quality ; the bright, white light it gives at once attracting the attention of 
one accustomed to the dingy yellow flame, characteristic of gas made in the ordinary way. The 
service thus far has given excellent satisfaction and the facilities offered by the company are being 
very generally availed of. Hon. J. F. Cloutman is president ; Hon. C. W. Talpey, treasurer ; and 
Hon. E. T. Wilson, manager. 

There are two banks in town : the Farmington Savings Bank, chartered June, 18G8, and the 
Farmington National Bank, organized, July, 187'J, with a capital of §100,000. Many representative 
business men are identified wiih one or both of these institutions, and as a natural consequence both 





Central Square, F,vi;mixi, iu.n, >.. 11. 



are well managed and enjoy the entire confidence of the public. An idea of the standing of the 
Savings Bank and the opportunity offered for remunerative employment in Farmington may be 
gained from the following: May 1, 1882, the deposits amounted to §212, 552. 83 ; September, 1890, 
they amounted to $646,628,44 — a gain of some 300 per cent, in about eight years. 

Since March 14, 1879, local interests have been looked after by the Faruiinr/ton Neics, published 
by J. E. Fernald & Son. This is a handsome and well-edited weekly, has a circulation of about 1,500 
and a good advertising patronage, and is a credit to the town and to its managers. 

Farmington has had its ups and downs the same as every live community has ; its prosperity has 
been checked by fire, by national business depression, and by other causes from the effects of which no 
town is exempt, but on the whole progress has been steady and at times rapid ; and, considering the 
advantages of location, the ability and resources of local manufacturers and merchants, and their high 
confidence in the future of the community, there seems good reason to believe that confidence justified 
not only from a sentimental but also from a sternly practical standpoint. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMINGTON. 



Sanitine Remedy Company, Proprietors of Blake's 
'Vearetable Hemedy for t'onstipalion, Blake's Cough Bal- 
sam, etc., Albert Garland, Secretary and Manager, Farm- 
ington, N. H. — There are two ways of estimating the 
value of a remedy, the first is to see if the claims made 
■concerning its mode of action and efficacy are in accor- 
dance with common sense and known physiological 
truths ; the second is by investigation of the results attend- 
ing its practical use By a combination of these methods 
the actual status of any remedy mny be readily and accu- 
rately determined. Let us apply them then to a prepara- 
tion in which the residents of Farmingtou have reason to 
be particularly interested for it is manufactured here by a 
company witli which are identified some of the most 
prominent business men of this section of the State. We 
refer to Blake's Vegetable Remedy, formerly known as 
Blake's Sanitine, and supplied to the trade by the Sanitine 
Remedy Company, the sole proprietors. The full name 
of this medicine is " Blake's Vegetable Remedy for Con- 
stipation," and the claim is made that it will cure consti- 
pation, whether recent or chronic, and that it is therefore 
of great value in the treatment of dyspepsia, kidnej' and 
liver diseases, piles and headache, and will remove moth 
patches and pimples on the face and do away with " that 
tired feeling," which is so common, especially among the 
gentler sex. No well-informed person, and particularly 
no experienced physician, will deny that constipation or 
■costiveness is the cause of a host of diseases and hence if 
Blake's remedy can cure constipilion its great value in the 
treatment of many serious disorders must be admitted. 
But can it? Read the following testimonials and judge 
for yourself: 

Lynn, JIass. 
Sanitine Remedt Co. — I have beeu troubled with constipation all 
-mj life. I wag advised to take Blake's Remedy, and it has cured me. 

MRS. W. K. EATON. 

SonTH Bkewick. Me. 
Sanitine Remedy Co.— For three years I have suffered the tortures 
of obstinate constipation ; have used every known remedy, and have 
failed to tiud relief or even benefit nntil I took your valuable constip.a* 
tion cure— Blake's Remedy. I have taken three bottles previous to 
Uarch, '88, and consider myself cured, having taken nothing since that 
time. I cannot speak too highly of it, and earnestly recommend it. It 
■is truly wonderful. JAMES G. WHITEHOUSE. 

Certainl}' there is no mistaking the meaning of these let- 
ters ; but perhaps some of our readers may desire direct 
proof thit Blake's Remedy can cure some of the specific 
diseases we have mentioned. Here it is : 

Farmington, IN". H. 
G^wfe— For ten years I have suffered from malarial poisoning and the 
most obstinate constipation. The disease progressed so rapidly that 
my kidneys were diseased. I consulted many physicians of repute, 
*inong them my old army surgeon of New Jersey. I took almost every- 
thing, bat the disease gained upon me. and I was obliged to give up my 
'bnsiness to my sons. I have taken Blake's Remedy four months, and 
I feel like a new man. 1 feel justified in «aying that it is the most 
wonderful remedy I ever saw. I would most earnestly recommend it to 
^y 'Comrades who are suffering from malaria, or anvbody else who is 
•Buffering from diseased liver or kidneys. ALONZO NUTE. 



Derrt Depot. N. H. 
I have been troubled with sick headache uud bad feelings in my 
stomach I have taken Blake's Remedy and it has cured me. 

MRS. GEO. HOLDEN. 

Cape Elizabeth, Me. 
Sanitine Remedy Co,— I have been troubled with bloody piles for 
forty years and have tried almost every kind of medicine without 
receiving any help until 1 took Blake's Remedy, which has entirely 
cured me, and I cannot sav too much in its praise. Yours truly, 

MRS. SARAH R. GOULD. 

A welI-know.n lady of Wolfboro, N. H., wiites : 

I have tried almost everything for moth patches that have troubled 
me for a long time, but nothing seemed to do any good. My face was 
literally covered, and 1 felt ashamed to go into company. While 
riding one morning, I noticed your advertisement — "Blake's Remedy 
clears the complexion "—and bought a bottle. Since then I have taken 
six bottles, and my skin is clear and smooth. 

The Sanitine Remedy Co. have received several thousand 
just such testimonials as these and to print them all would 
require an entire book the size of this one, but " a word to 
the wise is sufiicient," and we will only add that these tes- 
timonials are not signed b}' people living on the other side 
of the continent but come from points near at home, and 
that the company will forward the original of an)^ testi- 
monial we have presented to any person doubting its 
authenticity. If additional evidence of the company's 
good faith be wanted it may be found in the standing of 
the men ideiitlQed with it, the officers and directors being 
as follows : president, John F. Ooutman ; vice president, 
Jared P. Tibbetts ; secretary and treasurer, Albert Gar- 
land ; directors, Chas. W. 'Talpey, John F. Cloutman, 
James B. Edgerly, Asa A. Hall, Dwight E. Edgerly, 
Albert Garland, Jared P. Tibbetts. Mr. Cloutman has 
served as State senator, Mr. Garland is one of the Farm- 
ington selectmen and is a first lieutenant in the State 
militia, Mr. Talpey has been State senator and is treasurer 
of the Farmington Savings Bank, Mr. James B. Edgerly is 
cashier of the Farmington National Bank, Mr. Hall has 
been deputy sheriff and postmaster, and Mr. Dwight E. 
Edgerly has beeu representative and is county commis- 
sioner. The company was formed in 1888, but Blake's 
Remedy has been on the market four years and is kept in 
stock by all the Boston and Portland wholesale druggists 
and by retail druggists throughout the country who sell it 
for .^1.00 per bottle or six bottles for |5.00, and report a 
very extensive and rapidly growing demand for it. The 
company are also proprietors of Blake's Cough Balsam, 
which is warranted equal to any in the market. It is 
agreeable to take and is perfectly safe besides being eco- 
nomical to use : for the dose is small, the bottle large, 
and the price is but 35 cents. The balsam is sold by all 
druggists and is steadily gaining in popularity as it quickly 
cures coughs, colds, bronchitis and all diseases peculiar to 
the throat and lungs. All correspondence should be 
addressed to Sanitine Beynedy Co.. Farmington, N. H. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMING TON. 



A. F. & H. O. Waldron, manufacturers of Wooden and 
Paper boxes, and dealers in Lumber, Farmington, N, H. 
— It is, of course, important for tlie manufacturers of any 
article to be prepared to fill orders promptly and accu- 
rately and at tlie lowes-t market rates, but this is particu- 
larly the case with those engaged in the production of 
boxes, for the competition in this branch of industry is so 
close and keen that only the providing of an exceptionally 
efficient service will ensure success in it. It is evident 
that Jilessrs. A. F. & H. C. Waldron thoroughly appreciate 
this condition of affairs, for although they have long been 
successfully engaged in the manufacture of boxes they 
have recently materially improved their facilities and 
hence can now fill their steadily increasing orders even 
more satisfactorily and promptly than ever before. Both 
wooden and paper boxes are manufactured, a s-pecialty 
being made of those adapted to the wants of the shoe 
trade, and the firm are prepared to furnish shoe cases and 
cartons of superior quality at bottom prices, and to fill the 
most extensive orders at very short notice, for they utilize 
an elaborate plant of the latest improved machiuery, 
including a machine for which they own the right witiiin 
a radius of twenty miles of Farmington, and can furnish 
its product to customers within that territory. This 
machine turns outa carton made without scoring and with 
double lieads, it being not only tnuch stronger than any 
previously oflfered but also neat in appearance, wliile it 
can be furnished at a figure considerably below that 
quoted on cartons made in the ordinary manner. The 
box factory is run by botli water and steam power so that 
orders can be filled without undue delay at anj' season of 
the year. The entire plant covers more than an acre and 
comprises, in addition to the box factory, a large lumber 
mill in which whole logs are sawed out and lumber and 
builders' materials of all kinds are manufactured, t-pacious 
storage sheds, offices and a commodious yard. A large 
force of assistants is employed, and every department of 
the business is so thoroughly systemized that the expense 
of production is reduced to a minimum and all orders can 
be filled promptly, accurately and at the lowest market rates. 

Carleton & Bennett, Merchant Tailors, dealers in 
Ready-nade (Jlothing, Hats, Caps and Gents' Furnishings, 
Farmington, N. H. — It is difficult to see what greater 
inducements could be offered to those in need of clothing, 
etc., than are extended by the firm of Carleton & Bennett, 
for these gentlemen are not only first-elass merchant 
tailors, but are also large dealers in ready-made clothing, 
hats, caps and gentlemen's furnishings, so they are admi- 
rably prepared to cater to all classes of trade, and well 
deserve the extensive patronage their enterprise receives. 
It was inaugurated in 1877 by Mr. F. C. Tilton, he being 
succeeded in 1884 by Messrs. Tilton & Furber, and the 
present firm assuming control in 188.5. The partners are 
Messrs. E. E. Carleton and J. P. Bennett, the former 
being a native of Farmington and the latter of Northwood, 
N. H. Mr. Bennett is the present representative of Farm- 
ington in the legislature, and is prominently identified 
with local business interests, he being a trustee of the 
Savings Bank and a director of the Gas Company in addi- 
tion to his connection with the enterprise now under con- 
sideration. The firm utilize good-sized and conveniently 
fitted-up premises and carry a large and complete assort- 
ment of foreign and domestic fabrics for gentlemen's wear 
besides a fine stork of ready-made clothing, hats and fur- 
nishings. The facilities for the doing of custom work in 
a superior manner at short notice are excellent, employ- 
ment being given to from five to eight experienced assist- 
ants and the business being so systemized that every order 
is assured immediate and painstaking attention. The 
charges made are as low as is consistent with the use of 
suitable materials and the employiuent of skilled labor, 
and this applies to the ready-made as well as to the custom 
department, for the firm haudle no goods made only " to 
sell," their policy being to deal only in such articles as can 
safely be guaranteed to prove as represented, and to fur- 
nish them at prices in trict accordance with the lowest 
market rates. 




George W. Bailey, manufacturer of and dealer io 
Hardware, Stoves. Tinware, Woodenware, Paints, Oils,. 
Varnishes, etc.. Steam, Gas and Water Piping and Plumb- 
ing, 14 Central Street, Farmington, N. H.— One of the- 
most truly representative establishments of the kind to be- 
found in this section is that conducted by Mr. George W. 
Bailey, at No. 14 Central street, for this is a recognized 
headquarters for hardware, stoves, tin-ware, wooden ware, 
etc., and is also very widely and favorably known in con- 
nection with the doing of steam, gas and water piping and 
plumbing, and the handling of paints, oils, varnishes andi 
kindred goods. The proprietor is a native of Manchester, 
N. H , and has been identified with it since 1887. it having 
been founded a number of years previous to that date. 
Under the present management the busine.'s has largely, 
increased and as the available facilities have increased cor- 
respondingly Mr. Bailey is better prepared than ever to fill 
orders promptly, accurately and at bottom rates. The 
premises have an area of .5000 square feet and contain 
improved tools and machinery for the manufacture of tin- 
ware of all kinds to order, and for the doing of steam, 
water and gas-fitting, plumbing, etc. A specialty is made 
of tin-roofing, the best of material being used, skilled help- 
employed and satisfaction confidently guaranteed. The 
stock of hardware, stoves, tin-ware, etc., is large and com- 
plete and includes conking and heating stoves of the latest < 
design, made by leading manufacturers. Reliable paints, 
oils, varnishes, etc., are sold here at bottom figures, and in 
fact whatever is bought from Mr. Bailey will be found to- 
prove just as represented and will be furnished at the low- 
est market rates. 



Fellov^ of the N. H. Dental Society. 
Member of the N. E. Dental Association. 

FARMINGTON, N. H- 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMINGTON. 



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Blake's Pharmacy, CentTal Street, Farmingtou, N. II. 
— Altliough one may uot be prepared to assert that every 
dispensing chemist shouUi also be a practical physician, it 
still remains a fact that no man making a business of the 
handling of drugs and chemicals c^n know too much 
about them and about their effects upon the human sys- 
tem, and as this is the popular conviction it is not surpris- 
ing that the public should manifest a preference for such 
pharmacies as are carried on by a medical practitioner. 
What is popularly known as "Blake's Pharmacy " is an 
excellent example of an establishment of this kind, it 
being a well-stocked drug store conducted by W. P. Blake, 
M. U., a prominent practicing physician. Tlie premises 
are located on Central street, and we need hardly say are 
fitted up with all necessary apparatus, etc., for the accu- 
rate and prompt compounding of prescriptions, such 
orders being tilled at the lowest rates consistent with the 
use of the best obtainable ingredients. Fancy and toilet 
articles, druggists' sundries, etc., are well represented in 
the stock, and sufficient assistance is employed to ensure 
prompt attention to every caller. Dr. Blake is a native of 
Barnstead, N. H., and has carried on this store since 188G. 
Dr. Blake is assisted by his wife, who is a registered 
pharmacist, and the only lady registered in the Slate. 
Special attention is given to the compounding of prescrip- 
tions, and the service is maintained at the highest stan- 
dard of reliability and efficiency. 

D. E. Edgerly, Dry and Fancy Goods, Groceries and 
Provisions, Flour and Grain of all kinds. Shoo Tools and 
Findings, 16 Main Street, Farmington, N. H.— "A repre- 
sentative enterprise conducted by a representative man " 
is about as short a description as can be given of the 
undertaking with which Mr D. E. Edgerly is identified, 
but despite its brevity no one acquainted with the facts 
will quesiion its correctness, for certainly a business 
■which has been honorably and successfully conducted for 
thirty-five years in one commiuiity is entitled to be called 
representative, and certainly the same title may properly 
be applied to one who has been and is so prominent in 
business and public life as the gentleman in quesiion. 
Mr. Edgerly is a native of Gilmanton, N. H., and has 
carried on his present business since 1880. it having been 
founded by Mr. Charles VV. Wingate a quarter of a century 
before that date. The present proprietor has served two 
years as State representative, and now occupies the posi- 
tion of county commissioner. The premises made use of 
have an area of about 1800 square feet, and are located at 
No. 16 Main street. They contain a large and very varied 
stock, for it includes not only a complete assortment of 
dry and fancy goods, etc., but also a full line of staple and 
fancy groceries, provisions and flour and grain of all 
kinds, together with shoe tools and findings. An exten- 
sive business is done but as employment is given to two 
efficient assistants all orders are assured immediate as well 
as careful attention. Mr. Edgerly quotes the lowest 
market rates on all the commodities he handles, and we 
need hardly say that articles bought at this representative 
store will prove just what they are claimed to be in every 
respect. 

F. J. Hanson, manufacturer of Boot and Shoe Heels. 
Central Street, Farmington. N. H. — The great industry of 
boot and shoe manufacturing in New England has devel- 
oped other very important enterprises which are tributary 
to that business. An important example of this is found 
at the factory of Mr. F. J Hanson, where he manufactures 
boot and shoe heels on a very extensive scale. Mr. Hanson 
has had long experience in this business but started this 
factory in 1885. and has developed a prominent Industry in 
Farmington. The factory is a three-story structure 30x60 
feet, and is furnished with steam power, and is equipped 
•with a good plant of machinery adapted to the manufacture 
of heels for boots and shoes, and employment is given lo 
from forty to fifty hands. A ready market is found for 
the product among the numerous boot and shoe factories 
of New England, as the standard quality of the work 
turned out is not excelled by any manufacturer. 



J. M Berry &. Co., manufacturers of Men's and Boys' 
Shoes, in Kangaroo, Dongola, Calf. Grain, Buff and Veal,. 
Farmingtou, iS'. II. Sample Room, 57 Lincoln Street, 
Boston. Mass. At Sample Room Wednesdays and Satur- 
days.— Ever_v ordinarily well-informed person knows that 
shoe manufacturing lias become one of the most important 
of New Hampshire's indvisiries, and there is every reasou 
to believe that it is destined to rapidly develop far beyond 
its present' proportions, lor the conditions are favoratile lo' 
bring about that result and the progress made during the ' 
past decade shows what may reasonably be expected in 
the decade to come. Among our New Hampshire shoe 
factories are some that will compare favorably as regards, 
equipment and the quality of the goods turned out with 
any in New England, and it is not necessary to go outside 
of Farmington to find proof of this statement, as any com- 
petent and unprejudiced judge will admit after inspect- 
ing the establishment and the product of Messrs. J. M. 
Berry & Co., who manufacture full lines of men's and 
hoys' shoes, in kangaroo, dongola, call, grain, buff and 
veal. This firm is coni-tituted of Messrs. .f. M. ami 
Arthur R. Berry, both of whom are natives of Farmington 
and have had l<uig and varied experience in shoe mami- 
facturing. They founded the-r present business in ViHH 
with a capital of only .$5000, and sold their goods lo only 
one house, but since have enlarged operations, having ii. 
capital of $20,000. and now sell direct to the jobbing 
trade; they have an intimate acquaintance with the wants 
of consumers and the trade, and as a natural consequence 
they have fitted up their factory with the latest improved; 
machinery throughout and are prepared to furnish foot- 
wear that will hold its own, in comparison with any of 
similar grade in the market, in every detail of material, 
style, fit and workmanship. The factory is a four-story 
structure, having a total floor-space of nearly 18,000 square- 
feet, and as the plant of machinery is correspondingly 
extensive and employment is given to 100 experienced 
assistants the capacity of the establishment is sufficiently 
great to ensure the prompt filling of all orders, especially 
as the business is so carefully systematized and supervised 
as to obviate all confusion or unnecessary delay. Jlessrs. 
.J. M. Berry & Co., wholesale directly to the jobbinij trade 
and are in a position to quote bottom prices on all their 
various styles. They maintain a sample room in Boston, 
at No. 57 Lincoln street, where a full line of their produc- 
tions may always be seen. A member of the firm is at the 
sample room every Wednesday and Saturday and dealer* 
who wish to handle shoes Ihat will sell on their merits, 
yield a fair profit and build up a permanent trade would 
do well to call and investigate 

J. F. Saflford, Watches and .Jewelry, Silver Ware, etc. 
Fine Watch and .Jewelry Repairing a Specialty. Barker's 
Block. Farmington, N. H. — If the average resident of 
Farmington were asked to point out a thoroughly reliable 
jewelry store, the chances are all in favor of his directing 
the inquirer to that conducted by Mr. .1. F. Saflord, In 
Barker's Block, for this business was established in 1867. 
and has been so managed as to be well and favorably 
known to practically every resident of this section. The 
proprietor is a native of Rockland, Me., and served three 
years in the army during the Rebellion. Probably not 
one of our local business men is more generally known and 
hence extended personal mention would be quite superflu- 
ous, but for the benefit of strangers in Farmington we 
may say that Mr. Safford's business policy is as simple as 
it is admirable, it being to give honest value for cash 
received every time. A good stock of watches, jewelry, 
silver ware, optical goods, etc.. Is constantly carried, the 
productions of the leading manufacturers being repre- 
sented and many late and attractive novelties being shown. 
Particular attention is given to the repairing of fine 
watches, jewelry and optical goods, and optical work an<t 
the furnishine of scientifically made optical goods are 
leading specialties, so that those wanting anything in the 
line of eye-glasses, spectacles, etc., would do well to give 
Mr. Safford'^a call. All his work is fully guaranteed and 
uniformly moderate charges are made. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMING TON. 




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J. E. Fernald & Son, Publishers and Proprietors of the 
Parminglon News. Weelily; established 1879. Corner Main 
and Central Streets, Farminglon, N. H. — There is little or 
nothing to be gained by enlarging npon the benefits 
bestowed upon a community by a well-conducted local 
newspaper for these benefits are so obvious that those who 
are incapable of appreciating them of their own free will 
and by the exercise of their own judgment would probwbly 
not be convinced by any reasoning even if it were sup- 
ported by many practical examples. But happily but very 
few of our Farmington readers belong to this class, and in 
proof of this assertion we need refer only to the general 
support given to the Fdrmiiigion News since its establish- 
ment, in 1879, for this liandsome weekly is a welcome vis- 
itor in many homes, it having a circulation of 1400 copies. 
It also has quite a large advertising patronage and this is 
not to be wondered at. for the business men of this section 
have a well-earned reputation for enterprise and shrewd- 
ness and hence can readily see the advantages of advertis- 
ing in a paper which circulates among the very people 
they wish to reach. The News is owned and published by 
Messrs. .1. E. Fernald & Son, and as we have said was 
established in 1879, but the enterprise of which it may be 
said to be the outcome was inaugurated a score of years 
before that date, Mr. J. E. Fernald beginning operations 
as a job printer in 1859. The firm carry on a tinely- 
equipped steam job printing office in connection with the 
Neios.nnA are prepared to'undertake the finest work in 
that line and to guarantee satisfaction, not only as regards 
the quality of the work and the lowncs of the prices, but 
also the promptness with which even the largest orders can 
be filled. The partners are Messrs. J. E. and G. W. Fern- 
ald, the former a native of Sanford, Me., 
and the latter of this town. Mr. .7. E. 
Fernald is one of the oldest and best 
known business men in town. Close 
attention is given to their printing and 
publishing enterprise and they propose 
not only to fully maintain but to heighten 
if possible tlie high reputation gained by 
eleven years of faithful and intelligent 
work. Mr. G. W. Fernald is also a civil 
engineer and surveyor and was recently 

engaged in the survey for York Beach 

Extension by the Boston & Maine Railroad Company. 

"H. W. Roberts & Co., Steam Grist-Mill, 70 Central 
Street, Farmington, N. H. — It is unnecessary to dwell 
upon the importance of being able to purchase grain, 
flour, feed, etc., in any desired quantities at the lowest 
market rates, for the advantages derived from an enter- 
prise which has for its object the furnishing of an abun- 
dant and dependable supply of these staple commodities at 
bottom prices are so obvious as to be understood by every 




memlier of the community. Therefore it goes without 
saying that the establishment conducted by Messrs. II. W. 
Roberts & Co., is popular throughout this vicinity, for 
this is a finely eq lipped steam gristmill and the proprie- 
tors are in a position to meet all honorable competition in 
their line of business ; filling the most extensive orders at 
short notice and always quoting prices strictly in accord 
ance with the lowest market rates. The mill is a two- 
story structure of the dimensions of 30 X 40 feet, and is 
fitted up with improved machinery driven by a twenty- 
five horse power steam engine, the boiler-room being an 
annex 17 X 35 feet, thus orders can be filled wiih equal 
facility at all times of year. It is conveniently located at 
No. 70 Central street, and employment is given to two 
efficient assistants. Mr. Roberts is a native of Rochester, 
N. H. , and has been connected with his present enterprise 
since 1889, during which lime he has built up an extensive 
patronage which is still steadily increasing. 

A. E. Carter & Co., Furniture Dealers, Curtains, 
Carpets and Bediling. Upholstering a Specialty. Roberts 
Building, Main Street, opposite Opera House, Farmington, 
N. H. — The experienced and wise buyer of furniture, 
carpets and other houseliold goods does not seek so much 
for the concern that announces it is prepared to sell the 
cheapest as he does for a house which lie feels he can 
thoroughly depend upi<n, but of course if he can find a 
concern that combines fair dealing with bottom prices, so 
much the better for him — and that is just the kind of a 
concern we introduce to our readers when we call atten- 
tion to the establishment conducted by Messrs. A. E. 
Carter & Co. Doubtless many of them know this already, 
for the enterprise to which we have reference was inaugu- 
rated in 1881 and has held a leading position almost from 
the beginning. It was founded by Mr A. E Carter, a 
native of Maine, who in 1890 became associated with Mr. 
H. O. Mooney, a native of New Hampshire, thus forming 
the existing firm. The premises utilized are located in 
Roberts Building, on Main street, opposite the Opera 
House, and comprise four floors, each of which measures 
23x48 feet, and every available inch of space is occupied 
by the heavy stock of furniture, carpets, curtains, bedding 
and other house furnishing goods that is constantly car- 
ried. We don't propose to describe this stock in detail — 
first, because we haven't the room and second, because it 
is so frequently renewed that before the description would 
reach our readers it would be out of date, but the stock is 
always complete, always contains the latest fashionable 
novelties and is always made up of goods made for use 
and not simply to sell, and guaranteed to prove precisely 
as represented. Callers are assured prompt and polite 
attention, and the prices quoted by this well-equipped 
concern are as low as can be named on goods of equal 
merit. 



LEADINO BUSINESS MEN OF FAR MING TON. 



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J. P. Tibbitts, Famishing Undertaker, Carriage and 
Sleigli Maniif;.cturer. Job Wtirk, Varnisliing, Painting 
and Repairing. Farniinglon, N. II. — Sncli of our readers 
as are natives of Farmington or vicinity, or have lived for 
an}- length of lime in that section, will not need introduc- 
tion to'jMr. J. P. Tibbitts. for he was born in this town 
and has carried on the business with which he is now iden- 
tified for a full score of years, beginning operations in 
1870. He is a furnishing undertaker and also a carriage 
and sleigh manufacturer and repairer, being prepared to 
do job work, varnishing, painting, etc. , in a superior 
manner at short notice. Jlr Tibbitts furnishes a large 
proportion ol the coffins, caskets and other funeral goods 
used in this vicinity, it being generally understood that he 
is in a position to till orders very promplly and to quote 
the lowest market rates on articles ol this kind. The 
premises utilized by him comprise two floors of the 
dimensions of 20x60 feet, and are fitted up with all neces- 
sary tools and oiber facilities to carry on the several 
departments of the business to the best advantage. The 
carriages and sleighs made at this .shop have a well earned 
reputation for strength and durability, for Mr. Tibbitts 
uses selected material in the doing of custom work and 
also in repairing, and the workmanship is always equal to 
the best in ever}- respect. 

Thomas Pride & Son, Granite Works, Farmington, 
N. H. — I'here is no question but that granite is by far the 
best material for cemetery work, especially in our New 
England climate with its great and sudden ehanges of 
temperature, and other characteristics which have a most 
distinctive effect upon marble and other soft stones. 
Granite cemetery work is not only more durable but also 
more handsome than that made from any other material 
and indeed its advantages are so many and so pronounced 
that it now leads all other kinds in the favor ot the public. 
A Farmington concern which has a liigh and well deserved 
reputation for the production of artistic and thoroughly 
first-class cemetery work at moderate rates is that of 
Thomas Pride it Son, who began operations here in 1885. 
Both members of the firm are Maine men by birth, and 
they not only know what the public want but spare no 
pains to supply that want and to thoroughly satisfy every 
customer. They liave an almost endless variety of designs 
for monuments, tablets, headstones, etc., embracing all 
grades of work from the most simple to the most elaborate, 
and suited to all tastes and pur.'^es. Emiiloyment is given 
to three assistants, and orders will be filled at ver}- short 
notice, and at prices as low as the lowest in every instance. 

C. H. Pitman, Book. Card and Job Printer. Office over 
Breen & Berry's, Central Square, Farmington, N. II. — It 
is safe to say that practically everybody in Farmington 
and many who are not residents of the town know Mr C. 
H. Pitman, or " Pit, the printer," as he is familiarly called, 
for he is not only active and successful as a business man 
but alf^o holds the position of town clerk and has done so 
for several terms, while he is as prominent in social circles 
as he is in business life. Mr. Pitman is a native of Barn- 
Btead, N. H., and has carried on operations in Farmington 
for about ten years. He is agent for some of the leading 
life and accident insurance companies, and is prepared to 
furnish such insurance to practically any desired amount 
on the most favorable terms, and to give prompt and care- 
ful attention to every commission jilaced in his hands. 
But this does not explain why he is called "Pit. tlie 
printer," and those who wish satisfactory information on 
that point should place an order with him for job printing 
of any sort, for he is prepared to furnish posters, flyers, 
dodgers, bill heads, letter heads, note heads, statements, 
envelopes, receipts, tax bills, milk bills, business cards, 
address cards, wedding cards, and in fact anything in the 
job printing line at short notice and at very low prices. 
Work will be done in black, colors or gilt and it will be well 
done too, for 3Ir. Pitman has the experience, facilities, skill 
and disposition to attain results equal to the best. His 
office is over Breen & Berry's. Central Square, and every 
order is assured immediate and painstaking attention. 



WaUace, Elliott & Co., manufacturers of Ladies' 
Misses' and Children's Fine Boots ; J. F. Cloutman, Super- 
tendent ; Central Street, Farmington, N. II. — Those who 
are aware how extensively the shoe manufacturing- 
industry is carried on in Farmington will readily believe 
that the firm who carry on the largest shoe factory in 
town must operate a very elaborate and extensive plant 
and such is in fact the case, the establishment in question 
being one of the largest and best equipped of the kind in 
the State. But large as it is it by no means compiises all 
the firm's resources, for the proprietors, Messrs. Wallace, 
Elliott & Co., also operate factories at Haverhill and 
Stoughton, Mass., each of which turns out distinctive lines 
of goods, so that the firm are exceptionally well picpartd 
to cater to all classes of trade and it is not surprising that 
their business extends to every State in the Union and 
their products are accepted as the standard wherever 
introduced. The Farmington factory is located on C'en- 
tral street, and is made up of two thoroughly made brick 
buildings connected by an arch. One of these i.s five 
stories in height and 165 X 40 feet in dimensioris, and the 
other measures 11,5 X 70 feet. The plant of machinery in 
use is of the most improved type and includes an engine 
of thirty horse power with boiler sixty hor,-e. As employ- 
ment is given to from 300 to -100 assistants it is obvious 
that the annual output must be very large in amount, and 
it is very great in value from the fact that it is luade up in 
a large degree of fine goods. This factoiy has beeu 
devoted to the production of ladies', mi>ses' and children's 
fine boots exclusively until during the current year they 
have added men's, boys' and youths' calf, buff, splits and 
dongola goods. A full line ot each is manufactured, 
including the latest fashionable novelties, and among the 
leading specialties are bright dongolas. kid and French 
kid. From the selection of the material to the completion 
of the last process incidental to manufacture no trouble is 
spared to attain the best possible results as regards all the 
essentials of shajieliness, stj-le, ease and durability, and as 
the best obtainable mechanical facilities are provided, 
skilled labor employed and careful supervision exercised 
nothing is wanting to ensure the production of goods that 
will sell on their merits everywhere and give the best of 
satisfaction to both consumers and dealers. Messrs. Wal- 
lace, Elliott & Co., began business something more than a 
score of years ago, and for more than eighteen years they 
have employed Hon. J. F. Cloutman as superintendent 
and manager. Plis exceptional fitness for those positions 
is so conclusively proved by the results attained that no 
eulogy of his ability is necessary, but it is but just to state 
that no one identified with this great enterprise has worked 
harder to develop it to its present magnitude. 

George W. Lane, Jeweler, No. 6 Main Street, Farming- 
ton, N. H. — Among Farmington's business men are found 
a good many examples of financial success won by the 
energetic pursuit of honorable industry and honorable 
business methods, and the}- afford a valuable object lesson 
to encourage young men starting in business life at the 
foot of the ladder, for some of those above referred to 
commenced under most discouraging circumstances and 
surroundings. Among the young business men of Farm- 
ington who are making the creditable effort to build up a 
successful business and gain an honorable livelihood upon 
the merits of their work aud enterprise, mention should 
be made of Mr. George W. Lane, whose place of business 
is located at No. 6 Main street, where be is prepared to do 
all kinds of watch and clock repairing and cleaning in 
first-class shape, and all work is guaranteed to give entire 
satisfaction. lie also deals in clocks, and is prepared to 
give his patrons the benefit of very low prices. All kinds 
of repairing and engraving of jewelry will be done at 
short notice in a workmanlike manner. Umbrellas and 
parasols will be repaired, and keys made and fitted 
promptly when ordered. Mr. Lane solicits a share of the 
patronage of the pub ic with the determination to render 
a service in return that shall be favorably appreciated by 
every patron. Mr. Lane commenced businws during the 
current year, and is a native of Lewiston, Maine. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FAIi.\flNGTON. 




Wilson House, E. T. 

Coltou, Proprietor ; H. S. 
Cotton, Clerk and Man- 
ager ; FarmingtoD, N. H. 
— It is said that " expe- 
rience is the best teacher," 
and no doubt such is the 
ca-ie in the sense that those 
wlio are so taught have 
[[j reason to remember their 
lesson, but tlie teacliings 
of experience are some- 
times prettj- hard to en- 
dure so the wise mau pro- 
fits by the experience of others and thus saves himself 
much unnecessary discomfort. For instance, one way to 
learn what hotel in any given place offers the best accom- 
modations is to put up at all of them, one after the other, 
bnt such a course is manifestly foolish, the sensible mode 
of procedure being to patronize that one which is highest 
recommended, and those who would do this in Farming- 
ton would go at once to the Wilson House,— and they 
would never have reason to regret doing so either. This 
hotel is owned by Mr. E. T. Cotton, wlio'is also proprietor 
of the Langdon House in Portsmouth. He is a native of 
Bromfield, Jle., and so is Mr. H S. Cotton, who officiates 
as clerk and manager of the Wilson House, and deserves 
uo small share of the credit for its popularity, for he spares 
no pains to secure the comfort of guests and maintains the 
service at a high standard of etficiency in every depart- 
ment. The building is pleasantly located and commodious, 
it comprising three stories and a French-roof, and contain- 
ing thirty-two coiufortable beds and other accommodations 
in proportion. The dining room has seating capacity for 
seventy-five, and employment is given to nine assistants, 
so that even when the house is fuU the service is prompt 
and satisfactory. The building is heated by steam, being 
thoroughly comfortable in the coldest weather. An abun- 
dant variety of excellent food is provided at all seasons, 
and the cooking will coiupare favorably with that done in 
many pretentious city hotels at which the terms are much 
higher than those of the Wilson House, for the prices 
quoted here are very reasonable, special inducements being 
held out f.ir regular boarders, although transient trade is 
also accommodated at very low rates. 

Amasa W. Shackford, Photographer, Shackford Block, 
Central Street, Farmington, N. H.— If improved appara- 
tus and reliable chemicals and unbounded self-confidence 
•were all that is necessary to make a first-class photogra- 
pher the country would be full of such, for about every 
tenth man you see nowadays practices photography for 
fun or for money and can talk to you by the hour about 
"negatives," and "exposures," aiid "developing," and 
many other things of which you know little or nothing, 
but when it comes to putting theories into practice the 
average photographer, amateur or profe-ssional, cannot 
seem to make a very excellent showing. The fact is. long 
experience and considerable natural ability are absolutely 
essential to the attainment of thoroughly sntisfactory 
results in photography and an illustration of this may be 
bad by comparing the work turned out hv Mr. Amasa W. 
Shackford with that produced iiv other photographers 
■who might be mentioned, for Mr. "shackf.)rd has been in 
the business for more tlian thirtv years and of course is 
thoroughly familiar with it in eveVy detail He was born 
in Barnstead, N. H., and considering his long and honor- 
able business career it is hardly necessary to'sta'e is very 
favorably and almost universally known throusrhout this 
section. His rooms are located on the third floor of 
Shackford's Block, Central street, and are heated by 
steam and very thoroughly fitted up in everv wav. Pho- 
tography in all its branches is carried on, "orders being 
filled at short notice and at uniformlv moderate rates, 
while the results attained are such that "it is perfectly safe 
to fully guarantee satisfaction to all wlio may place orders 
at this popular studio. 



Farmington Savings Bank, Farmington, N. H. — Of all 
the many instituions which the progress of civilization 
has developed there is not one more admirable than the 
savings bank, for the operations of this are distinctly and 
entirely beneficial in their effects upon individuals, upon 
communities and upon the nation itself. The most valua- 
ble feature of such a bank is that it helps the people by 
giving them the means to help themselves, and as this 
assistance is not at all of a charitable nature, but is a 
purely business transaction, the proudest have no reason 
to refuse it, while those who are too willing too depend 
upon others are not injured by it in the least. Those who 
avail themselves of the help of such a bank are encouraged 
to form industrious and frugal habits ; thej' are encouraged 
to deu3' themselves the gratification of injurious and 
expensive tastes ; they are encouraged to provide for the 
future b)' making the best possible use of present advan- 
tages, and in short, their character is strengthened and 
improved in many ways and they profit morally, mentally 
and physically by their connection with the institution. 
Of course, we have reference to a savings bank which is 
soundly established and ably managed, and the residents 
of Farmington and vicinity need not go away fnmi home 
to find an institution of this Kind, for the record the Farm- 
ington savings bank has made since it was chartered, in 
1868, entitles it to a leading position among the most 
sound and progressive savings banks of the State. And 
we are happy to say that the facilities it offers for the safe 
and profitable investment of small sums are generally 
appreciated and largelj' availed of, a late statement show 
ing deposits of $646,628.44. The same statement showed 
that there was a surplus of $32,789.48 and a guaranty fund 
of $24,000, so it will be seen that the bank is conserva- 
tively managed, but an even more satisfactory proof that 
the interests of depositors will be ably and faithfully 
guarded is that afforded by the standing of those identified 
with the institution, as the following list of officers will 
show : president, H. B. Edgerly ; vice president, Levi 
Pearl ; treasurer, Charles W. Talpey. Trustees : Charles 
W. "Winsate, John H. Barker, Cha"rles W. Talpey. Jona- 
than R. Hayes, James B Edgerly, E. T. Willson, G. A. 
Jones, Alonzo Nute, Levi Pearl, George N. Eastman, J. 
F. Cloutman, H. B. Edgerly, E. P. Nute, D. E. Edgerly, 
J. P. Bennett, B. P. Chesley. 



Roberts <& Peavey, Druggists and Stationers. Wall 
Paper, Paints and Oils. Ariists' Materials, Weekly and 
Daily Newspapers and Periodicals, 21 >Iain Street, Farm- 
ington, N, H. — The firm of Roberts & Peavey was formed 
in 1889, but the enterprise carried on by this concern is of 
much earlier origin, its inception dating back some twenty 
years as operations were begun about 1872 by Mr. A. C. 
Newell. This gentleman was succeeded in 1879 by Messrs. 
Emerson & Garland, they giving place in 1885 to Messrs. 
E. W. Emerson & Co., who were succeeded by Messrs. 
Roberts & Avery in 1887, the present firm assuming con- 
trol two years "later. The partners are Messrs. W. W. 
Roberts and W. L. Peavey, both of whom are natives of 
Farmington, and are too well known here to need extended 
personal mention. Their store is located at No. 21 Maia 
street, and has an area of 1.500 square feet, affording ample 
room for the carrying of a heavy and exceptionally varied 
stock which comprises not only a full line of pure drugs, 
medicines and chemicals, and such other articles as are 
usually found in a first-class drug store, but also an 
attractive assortment of wall papers, paints and oils, 
artists' materials, fashionable and business stationery, 
weekly and daily papers, periodicals, etc. Employment 
is given to two assistants and callers may depend upon 
receiving prompt and courteous attention at all times, 
while the prices quoted are always in strict accordance 
with the lowest market rates. The drugs and medicines 
handled are of the best quality obtainable, and as great 
care is exercised to ensure the nicest accuracy in the com- 
pounding of prescriptions it is natural that an extensive 
trade should be done in this important department. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMINOTON. 



John H. Barker & Co., dealers in General Merchamiise, 

rMain Street, Fanniugtoti, N. H. — Among those old-estab- 
lished and representative enterprises which are known to 

■everyone at all acquainted with Farniington and its 
resources, that conducted by tlie tirm of John H. Barker 

■ & Co., deserves prominent nnd favorable mention, for this 

•has been carried on for fully thirty years, and is to day 
■one of the best managed and most reliable and popular 
general stores in this section of the State. Operations were 
begun in 1860 by Mr. John Barker, father of the present 
proprietor, in company with his son, Mr. J. H. Barker, 

■who has been sole owner since his father retired, in 1880. 
Mr. J. H. Barker is a native of Wolfboro, and, of course, 

ds widely known in business and social circles in Farming- 
ton andvicinity. The premises utilized comprise one tloor 
and a basement, each S.") X 50 feet in dimensions, and tliey 

•contain about as varied a stock as it is possible to conceive 
of, for this is a "general store" in the full sense of the 
term and includes everything to be found in a first class 

■country store. The assortment is as carefully selected as 
it is varied, and every article in it is guaranteed to prove 
as represented, while the prices quoted will bear the 

•severest comparison with those of other dealers in goods 

•of equal quality. 

Ii. S. Flanders & Son, manufacturers of Lasts and Sole 
Patterns, Farmington. N. H. — As the manufacture of 
■boots and shoes lias long been the industry in which New- 
England is more largely engaged than any other section of 
•the Union, we would naturally expect to find in the New 
England States many of those enterprises which are tribu- 
tary to this great branch of manufacture, such, for instance, 
.as that conducted by Messrs. L S. Flanders & Son, manu- 
facturers of lasts and sole patterns. This concern are well 
and favorably known in business circles, for the undertak- 
ing they carry on was founded nearly twenty years ago 
and has developed to a point where they wholesale to 
■manufacturers throughout New England. Operations 
■were begun in 1873, by Messrs, Haynes & Flanders, the 
present firm being formed in 1885 and consisting of Messrs. 
L. S. and A. W. Flanders, both of whom are natives of 
Concord, N. H. Mr. L. S. Flanders served as representa- 
tive in 1877-8 and has long been one of the most prominent 
of our local business men. The concern utilize spacious 
and well equipped premises, employ experienced assistants 
and are prepared to furnish lasts and sole patterns and 
upper patterns of all kinds, in any desired quantities, at 
■the lowest market rates, all orders being assured immedi- 
and painstaking attention. 

E. T. Willson, dealer in Groceries, Four, Grain, Crockery. 
Paints and Oils, Shoe Findings and Hardware. 8, 10 and 
12 South Main Street (Talpey's Block), Farmington, N. H. 
— The establishment conducted by Mr E. T Willson at 
Nos. 8, 10 and 13 South Main street, Talpey's Block, is a 
thoroughly representative one, for not only is the enter- 
prise itself a leader in its special line but the proprietor is 
a representative business man, he having done much to 
advance the interests of this town and now holding the 
position of State senator. Mr. Willson is a native of 
TTork, Me., and has carried on his present business since 
1882, it having been founded in 1870 by Mr. C. W. Talpey. 
The premises occupied are very spacious and contain a 
heavy and carefully chosen stock comprising staple and 
fancy groceries, tiour and grain, crockery and hardware, 
paints and oils, shoe findings, sporting goods, including 
guns, rifles ammunition, fishing tackle, etc., the assortment 
as a whole being one of the most complete and desirable 
an the country. Both a wholesale and retail business is 
•done and every order, large or small, is assured immediate 
and careful attention, for employment is given to four 
•competent assistants and every facility is provided to 
■enable commissions to be promptly and accurately exe- 
■icuted. Under these circumstances it goes without saying 
'that Mr. Willson is in a position to meet all honorable com- 
(petition by quoting the lowest market rates on goods of 
(Standard and dependable quality. 



A. Nute & Sons, manufacturers of Mens' Shoes, 
Farmington, N. 11. — There is no establishment in town 
more clearly entitled to be classed as representative in the 
full sense of that much abused word than that conducted 
by Messrs. A. Nute it Sons, and its claim to .such a title is 
based not only on a long and honorable record, on a very 
high present standing and on prospects of the brightest 
description, but also on the powerful influence the enter- 
prise has exerted in developing the interests of this town 
and section, and on the standing in the business and social 
world of the men identified with it. This undertaking 
was founded many years ago, at a time when shoe manu- 
facturing on a large scale in New Jlamp^hire was a new 
and somewhat hazardous experiment, and the success it 
met with had much to do with the present standing of 
Farmington as a shoe manufacturing centre. Many and 
radical have been the changes in machinery and in meth- 
ods since this enterprise was inaugurated but the manage- 
ment of it has been steadily progressive, and to-day the 
establishment is a fine example of a modern shoe factory, 
both as regards its equipment and the quality of the work 
produced. The main structure is four st<iries in height 
and 110 X 32 feet in dimensions, and there is a twostory 
addition measuring 75 X 32 feet, and another one story in 
height and 100 X 40 feet in size. Fower is furnished by a 
fifiy-horse engine, and employment is given to 250 assist- 
ants. The annual product is very large in amount and 
consists of men's shoes, these being manufactured for 
Messrs. Potter, White & Bailey of Boston. The firm is 
constituted of Mr. Alonzo Nute and his sons, Messrs. 
E P. and A. 1. Nute. The prominence of these gen- 
tlemen deserves more than a mere mention of their names 
in this consideration. The senior member of the firm, 
Hon. Alonzo Nute, began his connection with the boot 
and shoe business when sixteen years of age, going to 
Natick. Mass., for this purpose where he remained for six 
years, about two of which he was in the emjjloy of Vice- 
President Henry Wilson and lived in his family. Return'- 
ing to Farmington be liegan the manufacture of boots and 
shoes which has developed into its present large proportions 
and become one of the most important plants in the town. 
When the war of the Rebellion came in 1861 he went out 
as quartermaster of the Sixth N. H. Regt., and later was 
placed on the staflf of Genl. R. C Hawkins of the Ninth 
N. J. Zouaves. He is the present congressman from this 
district, having long been prominent in public life. He is 
vice-president of the Farmington National Bank and is a 
trustee of the Savings Bank, as is also Mr. E. P. Nute, 
who at one time represented Farmington in the legislature. 
Mr. A. I. Nute holds the office of l]ank C(m)missioner. 
But although men of affairs as well as of business the 
members of the firm give the enterprise in the manage- 
ment of which they are associated close personal super- 
vision, and steadily maintain the enviable reputation it has 
held so long. 

Mrs. L. A. Small, Millinery and Fancy Goods, Central 
Street, Farmington, N. H.— Although by no means every 
lady has that combination of taste and skill which is essen- 
tial to the attainment of satisfactory results in millinery 
work, there is no reason why every lady should not know 
where to place orders for such work in the full assurance 
that they will be satisfactorily filled, and many residents 
of Farmington and vicinity have found by experience that 
Mrs. L. A. Small is admirably qualified to meet all 
demands made upon her for fine custom millinery work at 
all times of year. Jlrs. Small was born in Alton, N. H., 
and has lieen identified with her present business since 1808, 
so we need hardly add that she is thoroughly familiar with 
it in every detail. She carries a largeand well-selected stock 
of ribbon^i, laces, velvets, feathers, flowers, trimmed and 
untrimmed hats and Ijonnets, besides some fancy goods, 
but particular attention is given to order work, 'and as Mrs. 
Small attains results equal' to I he best, is moderate in her 
charges, and is prepared to execute commiss-ions at short 
notice, it is natural that her establishment should be a pro- 
nounced favorite with ladies throughout this section. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMINGTON 



Dr. J. E. Nichols, Dentist, Barker's Block, Farmington, 
N. H. — Americans have the unenviable reputation of pos- 
sessing the poorest teeth of any nation in the vporld, and 
"Whether this reputation be deserved or not it is certainly a 
fact that in this country poor teeth are the rule and perfect 
ones the rare exception. Just why this is the case has 
never been satisfactorily explained, although numberless 
explanations have been offered, most of which were much 
more remarkable for their ingenuity than for their conclu- 
siveness. The blame has been laid on our climate, on our 
food, on our nervous temperament as a people, and on our 
mode of living, as well as on many other things too numer- 
ous to mention, but no one of these has been demonstrated 
to be the prevailing cause although doubtless most if not 
all of them have their effect in bringing about the present 
condition of things. The truth is, individual cases of 
defective teeth are the result of individual causes, that is 
to say, each of us can by observation and the exercise ol 
common sense learn how to keep his own teetli in good 
order although none of us may be able to assign just cause 
for the national characteristic. But it is necessary to 
'■ start fair," in the first place and the only way to do this 
for those whose teeth are not perfect is to visit a compe- 
tent dentist and have them put in order, — after which 
intelligent care will preserve them in that condition. Of 
course there is no lack of competent dentists in a country 
which is conceded to lead the world in dental science, and 
among those located in this vicinity. Dr. J. E. Nichols is 
entitled to prominent mention, for he is a thoroughly 
skillful and very gentle operator and has all necessary 
mechanical facilities for the practice of his profession in 
accordance witli the most approved methods. Dr. Nichols 
is a native of Ashby, Mass , and located in Farmington in 
1889, his office being at the corner of Central and Main 
streets, in Barker's Block. He has already built up an 
extensive practice, and as his work is always thoroughly 
and durably done and his charges uniformly moderate, it 
is not surprising that his service should be in steadily 
increasing demand 



Frank E. Farwell, Market, Central and Main Streets, 
Farmington, N. H. — No review of the mercantile enter- 
prises of Farmington which omitted to make prominent 
mention of the leading meat markets could be regarded as 
complete, for not only are these important in and of them- 
selves l)ut also because of the fact that they make the town 
much more desirable as a place of residence than would 
otherwise be possible, insomuch as they tend to reduce the 
expense and increase the enjoyment of living by furnishing 
nourishing and palatable food at the very lowest rates. 
Not one of these establishments is more worthy of com- 
mendation and patronage than that of which Mr. Frank E. 
Farwell is proprietor, for he caters successfully to all 
classes of trade and has an unsurpassed reputation for 
giving full value for money received. He was born in 
this State, and succeeded Sir. W. I. Nutter in the owner- 
ship of the enterpiise to which this notice refers in 1888. 
The store is located at the corner of Central and Main 
streets, and is sufficiently spacious to accommodate a com- 
plete assortment of fresh, salted and corned meats and 
such other commodities as are usually found in a first-class 
market. Mr. Farwell employs two assistants, and spares 
no pains to ensure prompt and courteous attention to 
every caller, small and large buyers being treated with 
equal consideration and all goods being sold strictly on 
their merits, so that complete satisfaction can be safely 
guaranteed. 

E. E. Downing, wholesale and retail Bakfr, and dealer 
in Groceries, 28 Central Street, Faiminglon, N. H.— The 
enterprise , carried en by Mr. E. E. Downing certainly 
deserves prominent mention in a review of Farminglon's 
most valuable an<l popular business underlakings, for no 
establishment in Ibis town or vicinity is more favorably 
known in connection with the sale of family food supplies. 
Mr. Downing is a wholesale and retail baker and dealer in 



groceries and is prepared to furnish bread, cake and pastry 
of the best quality in quantities to suit at bottom prices. 
Staple and fancy groceries are also largely dealt in, & 
heavy and varied stock being carried and no pains being 
spared to supply goods that rfill give unifoim satisfaction 
at prices as low as can be named on articles of similar 
grade. Mr. Downing is a native of this town and is very 
widely known here in both business and social circles. 
He was formerly a member of the firm of Downing <& 
Schlenker but for some time has been sole proprietor of 
the business with which he is now identified. Spacious- 
and well-equipped premises located at No. 28 Central 
street, are utilized, and employment is given to four 
assistants. Callers are assured prompt and polite atten- 
tion, and all orders, large or small, will be carefully and 
accurately filled at short notice and at the lowest markets 
rales. 



StraflFord House, Frank H. McAlpine, Proprietor ; Good 
Livery and Boarding Stable connected ; Farmington, N. H. 
— It is by no means an agreeable task to recommend a. 
hotel to a man unless you know what his tastes are, for 
some individuals go in for " style " alone and will put up. 
with comfortless accommodations and poor service as long 
as they know they are in a "high-toned" house, while others- 
put comfort before style and don't care how exclusive and 
aristocratic a house isaslong as it is home like and respecta- 
ble. But in recommending the Strafford House to our readers- 
we will avoid all possible misunderstanding by saying at 
the outset that this hotel is run on the assumption that the 
public want pleasant rooms, comfortable beds, an abun- 
dance of good, substantial food and prompt and polite 
attendance, and that they don't want to pay fancy prices 
but are willing to pay a fair amount for homelike accom- 
modations. The Strafford was furnished new throughout 
in 1889 and consequently the beds are of modern style, 
comfortable and roomy, and the toilet facilities, etc.. are 
convenient and complete. The dining room will seat 
thirty six guests, and the table is bountifully supplied at; 
all seasons of the year, while the cooking and service 
are excellent. The proprietor of the house is Mr. Frank 
H. McAl])ine. This gentleman does all in his power to- 
secure the comfort of guests and is very popular among the 
patrons of the house, who speak in the highest terms of his- 
readiness to furnish any desired information and to make- 
things as easy and pleasant as possible for strangers in 
town. There is a good livery and boarding stable con- 
nected with this hotel, and those desiring teams for busi- 
ness or pleasure purposes can obtain them without delay 
and at very reasonable figures. 

Frank Pearl, dealer in Choice Family Groceries, Dry 
and Fancy Goods, Farmington, N. H. — If any of our 
readers who have "kept house" for any length of time 
have never experienced difficulty in getting dependable 
groceries at fair prices, they have been far more fortunate 
than the majority of us are, or else have exercised unu- 
sual discrimination in the placing of ordeis, for it is- 
unquestionably an easy matter to obtain first class gro- 
ceries at moderate rates provided you know what estab- 
lishment to patronize; while it would be absurd and unjust 
to claim that that carried on by Mr. Frank Pearl is the 
only one in this vicinity at which such goods may be had,, 
it may still be truthfully asserted that the inducements he 
offers are unsurpassed, and hence those dissatisfied with, 
their present service would best serve their own interests 
by favoring him with a trial order. Mr. Pearl is a native 
of Farmington and has conducted his present business 
since succeeding Mr. C. W. Wingate in 1887. He occu- 
pies one floor and a basement, measuring 30 X 35 feet, and 
his stock includes not only a full line of choice family gro- 
ceries but also dry and fancy goods, etc. All orders are 
assured prompt and careful attention, and although low 
prices are quoted, no trouble is spared to furnish goods 
that will give the best of satisfaction to every reasonable, 
customer. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMIN6T0N. 



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J. Wesley Locke, Livery and Sale Stable. Dealer in 
Carriages and Harnesses, Crowley Street, Farmington, N. 
H. — The establishment conducted by Mr. J. Wesley Locke 
is of interest both to those who wish to hire and those who 
■wish to buy horses and carriages for Jlr. Locke not only 
carries on a first-class livery stable but also deals largely in 
horses, carriages and harnesses, and is prepared to give 
big value for money received every time. Seme of our 
readers who have never had dealings with him ma}' think 
this latter (-talement somewhat exaggerated, but let thtm 
remember thai "the proof of the pudding is in the eat- , 
ing,"and not definitely make up their minds on the matter 
until Ihey have given Jlr. Lccke a call and found out for 
themselves what he is in a position to do, and we have no 
fear but what they will then agree that our assertion is 
correct, itr. Locke is a native of Dover, N. H., and 
opened his present establishment in 1889. Spacious 
premises located on Crowlej' street, are utilized, and from 
eighteen to twenty horses are always on baEd, together 
with a number of stylish and easy riding vehicles, so that 
livery teams of excellent quality can be furnished without 
delay, and as the charges are moderate the public make 
extensive use of the faciliiies provided. Lack of space 
forbids our making extended mention of the sale business 
but suffice it to say that Mr. Locke is always in a position 
to sell you a good horse at a fair price and that when you 
buy of him you can safely depend upon getting an animal 
that will prove as represented, while he can furnish car- 
riages and harnesses at as low prices (qualitj' considered) 
as an y dealer in the State. 

I. Hayes & Sons, Shoe Manufacturers, Farmington, N. 
H. — Not the least among the marvels of the present day is 
the almost nominal price at which a pair of boots or shoes 
honestl}' made from good material can be bought, and it 
is, in one sense of the word, an industrial paradox, that 
the more complete and costly the plant employed in man- 
ufacturing operations, the less is the expense of produc- 
tion. The factory conducted b}' Messrs. L Hayes & Sons 
on Grove street in this town, is a three-story building, 
most convenient in construction and equipment. It hav- 
ing the form of a hollow square affords light and well-ven- 
tilated rooms, and is heated by steam which also furnishes 
the power for the machinery, which is of the most 
approved pattern. Employment is given to from 200 to 
250 hands. The product reaches quite large proportions, 
and is composed of full lines of men's, boys' and youths' 
fine calf, P calf, veal calf and A calf shoes. The goods 
are distributed in the market through Messrs. John S. 
Fogg & Co., of Boston, and are sold mostly in the South- 
ern and Western States. The business was established 
about 1878 and has from the first been attended with 
phenomenal success, in that it has had a continued and 
healthy growth and development, and has acquired an 
excellent reputation for its manufactured goods. The 
firm is composed of Mr. Israel Hayes and his son, E. W. 
Hayes, while F. C. Hayes, another son, is clerk. Each of 
these gentlemen are too well and favorably known in bus- 
iness and social circles to require any extended notice in 
this review. Jlr. Israel Hayes had valuable experience in 
the shoe manufacturing business in Nali<k, Mass., as did 
also a number of Farmington manufacturers, returning to 
Farmington to establish this enterprise. 

Mrs. E. H. York&Co.,Millineiy and Ladies' Furnishing 
Goods, Farmington, N. H. — There is reallv but one way 
in which to estimate the comparative standing of such an 
enterprise as is conducted hy Jlrs. E. H. York & Co., and 
that is to make a personal canvass of such members of the 
community as would naturally be in a position to offer a 
competent and an unprejudiced opinion of it, and the 
result of such a canvass would be to give this undertaking 
the leading position it deserves, for there is not one of a 
similar nature in this section more thoroughly popular or 
more generally known. It was established in 1880, and 
has been so efficiently managed that for some years this 



establishment has been regarded as the headquarters for 
the doing of fine millinery work ; particular attention 
being given to such orders, although millinery and ladies' 
furnishing goods are quite largely dealt in and the latest 
novelties in Ihce lines are constantly in stock. But 
custom woik is made a specially of and such care and 
skill are shown in adapting means and methods to individ- 
ual cases that those who have experieneed diflicully in 
obtaining millineiy suikd to iheir needs should by all 
means make trial of the service heie offered. Oidcis are 
promptly filled, and moderate charges aie made in every 
instance, 

W. F. Thayer, dealer in Stoves, Tinware, Pumps, Sheet 
Lead, Pipe, Kitchen Furnishing Goods, etc., Faimington, 
N. H. — The difference in price between a stove that 
embodies all the latest improvements and one that contains 
but few or none of tht m is but small, comparatively speak- 
ing, but even if it were ten times as much as it is it would 
still be true economy to pay it, for a strictly first class 
modern stove is fo economical of fuel and is so easy to- 
manage and so certain in its operation that it will soon pay 
for itself when it displaces a stove made in accordance- 
with old ideas. Of course, in order to be sure of getting 
the best possible stove for the least poesible money you 
must deal with the right party, but the residents of this- 
vicinity need have no difficulty on that score for Mr, W. 
F. Thayer is prepared to furnish the latest types of cook- 
ing and heating stoves at positively bottom prices, and tO' 
guarantee that they will do all that is claimed for them if 
used in accordance with directions. Mr. Thayer is a 
native of Gray Corner, Me., and needs no introduction to 
our Farmington readers, he having carried on his present 
business here for ten years and being chief engineer of the 
fire department. He utilizes very spacious premises, com- 
prising one floor of the dimensions of 134 X 22 feet, and 
another measuring 60 X 22 feet, and carries a heavy and 
varied stock of stoves, tinware, pumps, sheet lead, pipe, 
kitchen furnishings, etc. Every facility is at hand for the 
doing of job work in tin, brass and sheet-iron, and special 
attention is given to tin roofing, such work being promptly, 
skilfully and durably done at moderate rates. In fact, all 
orders of whatever nature are assured immediate and care- 
ful attention, for employment is given to six competent 
assistants and no trouble is spared to fully maintain the 
enviable reputation so long associated with this represen- 
tative enterprise. 

J. E. Fernald, dealer in Groceries, Hardware, Shoe 
Findings, Paints. Oils, Glass, Books, Stationery, etc., etc.; 
Steam .Job Printing Office connected with the Store: 
Farmington, N. H.— Mr. J. E Fernald is a native of San- 
ford, Me., but is certainly a Farmington man by adoption 
at least, for he has carried on business here for a third of a 
century, and has been and is very active and successful in 
promoting the best interests of this town and section. He 
served en the board of selectmen, for the past eleven years 
has held his present position of town treasurer, while at 
one time he officiated as postmaster. In ctmpany with 
Mr. George W. Fernald, his son, he owns and publishes 
the Fiirmwgton Netes. and also carries on a thoroughly 
equipped steam job printing office. Mr. Fernald deals in 
groceries, hardware, shoe findings, paints, oils, gla.ss, 
books, stationery, etc., carrying a large and complete stock 
and utilizing piemises of the dimensions of 4G^ >< "^M 
feet. He founded ihis business in 1857 and it has since 
become so generally known to the purchasing public 
throughout this vicinity as to render extended mention 
of it quite superfluous. The people know that the goe)ds- 
bought at this store will prove just as represented ; they 
know that the stock is varied enough to allow all tastes 
and purses to be suited ; they know that the lowest market 
rates are quoted on all the commodities dealt in, and they 
know that all orders, large or small, are assured prompt 
and careful attention, and knowing these things it would 
he strange if they did not give the enterprise hearty and. 
continuous support, which, as a matter of fact, Ihey do. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF FARMINOTON. 



P. E. Mooney, dealer in Coal and Wood, Pressed Hay 
and Straw. No. 3.5 Nor'h Main Street, Farmington, N. H. 
—Mr. F. E. Mooney is very generally and favorably known 
in Farmington and viciniiy, for not only is be a native of 
tbat town and lias a large circle of friends tbere, but be 

■ carries on one of tbe most popular of Ibe local establisb- 
meats, be being extensively engaged in tbe sale of coal 
and wood, pressed hay and straw, clapboards, sbingles, 
latb, lime, cement, bair and brick, besides conducting a 
first-class livery stable. And this stable is first-class in 

' tbe full sense of tbat often misused word, for Mr. Mooney 
maintains eight good horses, has some stylish and easj' 
riding vehicles and in fact can furni.sb you with a rig that 
will give the best of satisfaction and appear well in any 

-company. Teams may be had at very short notice and 
the charges are moderate every time. Orders for coal and 
wood, pressed bay and si raw are also assured immediate 
and painstaking attention, for ample shed room for storage 
purposes is available and a targe stock is constantly car- 
ried, while employment is given to three assistants, and 
the facilities for prompt and accurate delivery are excel- 
lent. The lowest market rales are quoted and equal care 
is given to the filling of large and small orders. 

Charles H. Berry, Fruit, Confectionery, Ice Cream, 
etc., .Main Street, Farmington. — The business carried on 
by Mr. Charles H IJerry was established for some years 
and passed through the bands of several proprietors before 
it came into bis possession, in 1885, but it is onh" fair to 
say that it was never so well managed and popular before 
as it has been and is under tbe present management. Mr. 
Berry is a native of Strafford, N. H., and has a large circle 
of friends in Farmington and vicinity, many of whom be 
has made by his straightforward business methods and the 
accommodating spirit be shows in the carrying on of his 
enterprise The premises utilized by him are located on 
Main street, and contain a soda fountain and other facili- 
ties for tbe carrying on of the extensive trade in soda and 
ice cream which is enjoyed during tbe proper season. A 
good stock of seasonable fruits is also always on band to 
select from, together with choice confectionery, cigars, 
tobacco, etc. These goods are carefullj' chosen and will 
suit tbe most critical, but the prices are uniformly mode- 
rate, being in fact as low as can be named on articles of 
equal merit. 

G. A. Jones &. Co., Fm-niture, Carpets and Room 
Paper, No. 12 Central Street, Farmington, N. H —Those 
wishing to purchase anything in the line of furniture, car- 
pets or wall paper, if they have had much experience in 
the buying of such goods, will seek a bouse that carries a 
large and varied stock, that caters intelligently to all 
classes of trade, and tbat has a well-earned reinitation for 
sound integrity. Such houses are to be found in every 
business centre, and one of them right here in Farmington 
is that of G. A. .Jones A Co , carrying on operations at 
No. 13 Central street, where premises having an area of 
4500 square feet are utilized The business has been con- 
ducted by the present concern since 1887, succeeding Mr. 
E. B. Small who had conducted the business for over a 
score of years. Tlie management of this house for enter- 
prise and fair dealing is not surpassed by that of any 
house in the country. Mr. Jones is a native of Farming- 
ton, and is so well known here in both business and social 
•circles as to make extended personal mention quite unnec- 
essary. He has striven from the first to build up the 
■enterprise on the sound basis of perfectly and permanently 
■satisfied patrons, and that he has succeeded, the present 
standing of the undertaking fully proves. The very 
latest fashionable novelties in furniture, carpets and room- 
:paper are constantly on hand to select from, and all tastes 
and purses can be suited from the stock, as it is kept com- 
plete in every department. The prices are as low as the 
lowest, quality of course considered, and sufficient assist- 
ance is employed to ensure prompt and painstaking 
attention to everv caller. 



P. M. Frost, Dry and Fancy Goods, Cloutman Block, 
Farmington, N. H. — In these days of sudden and frequent 
changes in fashion and shar]) and intelligent competition it 
is no eas_v matter to carry on a really first-class dry and 
fancy goods store, for tbe stock of such an establishment 
must of necessity be large and varied, must be so fre- 
quently renew-ed as always to include the latest fashion- 
able novelties, and tbe goods of which it is composed must 
be sold at a narrow margin of profit in order to be disposed 
of as rapidly as is necessary. Consequently first-class 
stores of this kind are not common, and as tbat of which 
Mr. P. M Frost is proprietor is thoroughly first-class it 
naturally follows that it enjoys a very large share of the 
patronage of residents of this section. This business was 
founded in 1878 and is under the direct management of 
Mr. F. B. Frost, son of the owner. The premises utilized 
have an area of 1200 square feet and contain as full and 
desirable a stock of dry and fancy geods as can be found 
in this section of the State, but we don"t propose to 
attempt to describe it for tbe simple reason that it is replen- 
ished so frequently and largely that any description of it 
would soon be " out of date." Suffice it to say that it 
comprises full lines of staple articles as well as many of 
the latest and most attractive novelties, and tbat the goods 
are in every instance guaranteed to prove as represented 
and are sold at positive!}' bottom figures. Callers are 
assured prompt and courteous attention, employment 
being given to four experienced assistants. 

W. A. Elliott, Ice Cream. Fruit, Cigars, etc.. Central 
Street, Farmington, N. H. — It is no easy task to success- 
fully carry on such a business as is conducted b}' Mr. W. 
A. Elliott, for nearly all the articles dealt in by him are 
of a nature that renders it necessary to continually renew 
the stock if it is to be kept in an attractive condition, and 
to exercise great care in the choice of tbe goods he offers 
the public. That be has succeeded in accomplishing this 
task so far is proved by the popularity of his establish- 
ment, and this popularity is evidentlj' destined to steadily 
increase, for he spares no pains to continually improve 
the service rendered, and has considerably extended the 
business since assuming control of it in 1889. Mr. Elliott 
carries on a large ice cream trade during the warmer 
months, his store, which is located on Central street, being 
conveniently fitted-up as an ice cream saloon, and the 
service being very prompt and satisfactory, while the cream 
is strictlj' first-class and the prices are moderate. Confec- 
tionery, fruits, tonic beer and other light drinks, cigars, 
tobacco, etc., are also dealt in, a well cbosen stock being 
carried and all callers being assured immediate and cour- 
teous attention. 

M. W. Small, dealer in Groceries, Grain, Crockery, 
Glass-ware and Farming Tools, 10 Central Street, Farm- 
ington, N. H. — It is a very heavy and varied stock that is 
offered by Mr. M. W. Small, and as be deals in such indis- 
pensable commodities as groceries, grain, glass-ware, 
crockery, farming tools, etc., it is natural that a very 
extensive business should be done, especiall}' as the goods 
uniformly prove as represented and are sold at the lowest 
market rates. Mr, Small was born in Raymond, Me., and 
has been identified with his present establishment since 
1877, during which time it has become one of the most 
generally and favorably known stores of tbe kind in this 
town and vicinity. The premises made use of comprise 
one floor of the dimensions of 20 X 70 feet, and a base- 
ment having an area of 3000 square feet, the latter being 
specially devoted to the handling Of grain, feed, flour, etc., 
as this is one of the most important departments of the 
business. The service at this popular store is remarkably 
prompt and efficient, much more so than that offered at 
many establishments doing a much smaller business, for 
employment is given to four competent assistants and no 
trouble is spared to ensure immediate and careful atten- 
tion to every caller, orders being accurately delivered at 
short notice. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OV FARMINOTON. 



83: 




'.""H. P. Fall & Oo., Druggists and Stationers, 37 Main 
.'Street, Farminston, N. H. — The business conducted by 
Messrs. H. P. Fall & Co., -would be worthy of promiuent 
mention on account of its age alone, even if it had no 
other thing to recommend it to notice, for this is cue of 
the oldest established enterprises of the kind in the State, 
it having been inaugurated in 183T by Dr. D. T. Parker. 
But its claims to notice, far from resting entirely on its 
.antiquity, is based very largel3' on its present standing, 
for under the management of the existing firm, who 
■began operations m 1889, this enterprise is one of the most 
reliable and useful of the kind of all those carried on in 
this vicinity. The proprietors are JMr. H. P. Fall and Dr. 
H. P. Wheatley, the former being a native of Farmington, 
while the latter was born in Brooktield, Vt. Both give 
close personal attention to the details of the business, and 
the advantages gaiued by having a physician connected 
"with a pharmac}- are certainly too obvious to require men 
tion. The firm are drugsists and stalioners and carry a 
Tery large and complete stock requiring the occupancy of 
two floors, each of which measures 18 X 50 feet. The 
assortment of drug:*, medicines and chemicals is not onlj' 
■extensive but is made up of goods selected from the most 
reliable sources, which (act. combined with the facilities 
'Sot handling provided and the thoroughness of the system 



emploj'cd, commends this store to all wishing to have 
prescriptions compounded, — especially as the charges 
made are uniformly moderate. Toilet and fancy goods 
are well represented in the stock, many attractive novel- 
ties being offered, together with trusses of the most 
approved make, and a full line of fashionable and business 
stationery, pocket cutlerj' is also dealt in to a considerable 
extent, and all tlie articles handled are guaranteed to prove 
as represented and are offered at the lowest market rates. 
This establishment has made itself known throughout this 
region as manufacturing chemists. Star Synteretic, Star 
cough balsam, Star liniment, Star cordial and Star pills, 
being among the best known of their productions. 

C. W. Jenness, manufacturer of Wood and Paper 
Boxes ; Job Sawing, Planing, and Mill Work of all kinds; 
Timber, Boards, Sheathing, Moulding, etc., kept on hand; 
Lumber sawed by portable mills; Farmington, N. H. — 
The manufacture of wood and paper boxes is one of the 
important industries of this section and it is also one of the 
most promising for the demand for boxes is steadily and 
rapidly increasing and some of our local manufacturers 
show great enterprise in catering to this demand, the nat- 
ural result being that Farmington is becoming a prominent 
centre for supplies of this kind. One of the most enter- 
prising and successful of those engaged in wood and paper 
box making is Mr. C. W. Jenness, who is a native of 
Rochester. N. H., and began oiieraiions in this town in 
1878. The premises utilized by him have an area of 5,000 
square feet _and are fitted up with improved machinery, 
driven by two steam engines of forty and fifteen horse- 
power respectively. Every facility is provided for the 
manufacture of wood and paper boxes and the largest 
orders can be filled at short notice and at low rates, but 
the business is by no means confined to this, it also includ- 
ing the doing of job sawing, planing and mill work of all 
kinds, and the sale of timber, board.?, slieathing, moulding, 
etc., a large slock of which is constantly carried. Mr. 
Jenness operates two portable mills, and in short is thor- 
oughly well prepared to do business on a large scale and 
to successfully meet all honorable competition, as is showa 
by the steady development of his enterprise during the 
past twelve years. 



84 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF CONCORD. 



THE COIVCORD 1IARXE8!«, 

MADE ONLY BY 

JAMES R. HILL & CO., 

ESTABLISHED 1840. 




James R. Hill St, Co., the only makers of the " Concord 
Harness" ant) collars, are probably as well and favorably 
known as any other house in this countr}' as makers of 
the celebrated and world-renowned "Concord Harness," 
and the firm's business forms no small portion of the man- 
ufacturing industry of the capital city. The founder of 
the house, Mr. .James H. Hill, commenced business, in a 
small way, in 1840, and by bis indomitable energy and 
perseverance, attending strictly to business and making 
good work, soon gained for him a good reputation 
throughout the State. And as the railroads pushed out 
into the far West, necessitating connecting lines by stag- 
ing, those who had used his harness in the East, wanted 
them in their new enterprises, and so as time rolled on, the 
business was increased. In 1851, the present senior part- 
ner of the firm, George H. Emery, entered the employ of 
Mr. Hill as an apprentice, commencing at the very foot of 
the ladder, learning all the details of every part of the 
trade, and, in 18159, was placed in charge of the manufact- 
uring department, and, in 1865. was admitted to equal 
partnership with Jlr. Hill and J. E. Dwight, the son-in- 
law of Mr. Hill, and since that time, the practical man- 
agement has rested on his shoulders. On the decease of 
Mr. Hill, in 1884, Mr. Emery and jMr. Dwight purchased 
the heirs' interest, and the business has since been man- 
aged under the same firm-name ; in 1888, a stock company 
was formed continuing the same name, Mr. Emery 
becoming president and general manager and Mr. Dwight 
treasurer. A word in regard to the workshops which are 
very extensive, although the stranger passing by on JIain 
street would not see the immense workshops in the rear. 
The building located on North Main street, comprises a 
three story building and basement, 40 X 125 feet, with a 
three-story and basement building connected in the rear, 
40 X 160. and a collar shop building, two stories in height, 
25 X 60 feet. The company has recentlv opened a store in 
Boston at 30 Sudbury street, 61-03 Portland street. Em- 
ployment is given to from 100 to 150 skilled workmen, 
according to the season. The company does an exten.eive 
wholesale business, the largest probably of the kind in 
New England. No concern in the country gives more 
genuine value for every dollar received. The quality of 
the work manufactured by this concern stands unrivalled, 
being acknowledged not only to be the best to be had, but 



the Standard Harness of America. The trade of thie 
house extends to every part of the inhabited globe where 
American or English enterprise has gained a foothold. 
The firm took the highest award at the Centennial in 1876, 
special awards at Sidney in 1879, and was the only party 
receiving two awards at the Melbourne exhibition of 1880. 
Their harness also took the first prize again at Melbourne 
in 1888, and have always taken the highest awards when 
placed in competition. Barnum & Bailey are heavy 
patrons of this company's productions, and are using a. 
complete outfit in all their departments of harness made 
by this firm. While express and coach harness are a 
prominent feature, j-et a specialty of the house is tlie mak- 
ing of fine harness, including fine carriage harness, coupfe, 
rockaway, gentlemen's light driving and business harness 
of all sorts and descriptions. 'I'he customer can have his 
taste gratified in every respect, and, in point of style, they 
are surpassed by none. 

Tlie following editorial article, taken from the Coach 
and l<addlerii Journal, published in New York City, shows- 
how the trade look upon the goods manufactured by this- 
firm : "George H. Emery, senior member of the firm of 
James R. Hill & Co., Concord, N. H., paid a flying visit 
to this city last week for the purpose of buying stock for- 
the firm, whose business is steadily increasing, notwith- 
standing their factory is located in a citj- that of itself* 
offers little inducement to business visitors. The value of ^ 
a good reputation, honorable and square dealing, was- 
never made more apparent than it is with the house of 
'The Concord Harness,' their trade mark being an imper- 
turbable barrier to rival houses, and especially to that class- 
who have not the ability to invent new styles themselves, 
and can onl}' copy and imitate others. There are such 
houses in the trade, and their reputations in this respects 
are well known. This house is among the pioneers and in. 
the advance ground in getting up new styles, and probably 
there has been more copying from 'The Concord Harness" 
than all others in the country, as it seems to be the ne plvf 
ultra of some harness manufacturers of the class we have 
mentioned to say they can make as good a harness as the 
' Concord Harness,' made hx James K. Hill & Co. It was 
Mr. Emery who first conceived the idea of making a stan- 
dard harness, and obtained for his house their trade mark,, 
which consists of the words ' The Concord Harness,' andl 
also, at a later date, another in which music is made to- 
appear, the significance of which has been a puzzle to- 
many, as it was to us, to know what music had to do with: 
a harness. We asked Jlr. Emery for the meaning, who- 
said ; ' Why, what is music but harmony, and what is 
harmony but a concord of sounds ? And in our harness 
we combine harmony in their proportions, one strap with 
another; hence they are 'Concord Harness.' There is no- 
danger of the good name of the house being sacrificed 
under its present management, as both members of the- 
firm have had a long and practical experience, the senior 
from 1851. and the junior from 1865. Knowing how and 
what to buy is an attainment reached by comparatively 
few, but Mr. Emery is prominent among that few. He is- 
looked upon bj' the New York harness leather manufact- 
urers as one of the most competent judges of harness- 
leather that visits this city. When David Moffat, the 
acknowledged leader in the manufacture of harness leather, 
says, as he did to the editor, of Mr. Emery : ' He is a 
thorough and critical judge of harness leather ; he knows- 
all about it. He knows good leather at sight, and, in 
buying, selects only the best ; it is useless to offer him 
an}thing else. lie bu\'s close, but he buys good stock 
onl}-.' It speaks volumes in praise of tlie buj'er, and gives- 
assurance to those who buy ' The Concord Harness ' that 
they will get harness made of good stock and in a work- 
manlike manner." 

No higher endorsement can be had. The use of the- 
firm's trade mark, "The Concord Harness," is not limited 
to any one style of harness, but is and alw-ays has been 
applied and used by them for every description of harness, 
of superior quality of stock and workmanship, meaning: 
that the puichaser should become accustomed to reljr 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF CONCORD. 



;upon the quality of any harness sold him under this name, 
«nd while the motto, which is original with this house, 
(altliougli it has been copied by others) " Not how cheap, 
but how good." when applied to the quality of " The Con- 
cord Harness," is wholly true ; yet, if a cheap harness is 
wanted, it can be obtained of them in any style desired, at 
prices lower than the lowest. Aside from the inauufaclu- 
ing of harness, the firm carry a line of all kinds of goods 
belonging to the trade ; carriage and stable furnishings, 
horse clothing, trunks, travelling valises, and all sorts of 
saddlery hardware generally. On seeing the firm's trade 
mark, where the music is made to appear, the poet has 
furnished the following verses, which state the facts very 
•clearlv : 



Organized 1845 




I. 

Come, drivers, let us sing, 
Make all the welkin ring 

With songs of praise. 
Praise for the harness fine, 
Made in the bci^t design. 
Beauty in every line, 

Strong in all ways. 

II. 

" Not how cheap, but how good,' 
Long has our motto stood 

Before all men. 
Surpassed by none e'er made. 
No matter what the grade. 
Of no fair test afraid, 

by druft or pou. 



AMERICA. 

III. 
In Afric's sunny clime, 
Australia's land sublime. 
O'er Europe's plains. 
O'er Asia's boundless ground — 
In fact the world around, 
is " Concord Harness " found, 
Where men draw reine. 

IV. 

So, with harmonious voice, 
Proclaim the peoi)le'8 choice, 

From near and far. 
Shout, to the heaveus blue ! 
Shout, men of every hue ! 
Shout, for (he "Concord '' true 

Concordia ! 




INSUR/1NCE 



\VILLL\M H. BEERS, :PRESIDENT 

Crowe LL fit M^Kellar GenI Agents- 

CHASE'S BLOCK 15N0.MAIN ST. CONCORD. N H. 




What the lawyers call the " burden of proof,' 'is now 
thrown on the man who is not insured, for such a revolu- 
tion has occurred in public sentiment within a decade or 
80, that a man who can be insured but neglects to take out 
a policy, is regarded as careless and selfish unless he can 
prove the contrary to be the fact. Really the only ques- 
tion for a sensible man to consider is where he can place 
his insurance to the best advantage, and we can aid pow- 
-^rfully in an entirely satisfactory solution of that i)j' direct- 
ing our readers' attention to the facilities offered by the 
New York Life Insurance Company, whose State agency 
for New Hampshire is in Room No. 4, Chase's Block, 1.5 
No. Main St., t^oncord. Here may be found Messrs. Crowell 
<fc McKellar, who are the general agents for New Hamp- 
shire, and control sub agents throughout the State. They 
established their agency in April, 1889, and have already 
written a great many policies, for they are in a posi- 
tion to furnish the highest type of insurance at the lowest 
market rates. The New York Lite is one of the strongest 
and most extensive life companies in the world, and the 
magnitude of its operation is most significantly shown by 
the record of a single year (1889) : 

INCOME .\CCODNT. 

From policy-holders $24,.585,921.10 

" interest, rentals, etc 4,.'577,.34.5.14 

Total income 29,163,'266.24 

DISBURSEMENT ACCOUNT. 

Death-claims and endowments §6,2.52,095.50 

Dividends, annuities and purchased insur- 
ance 5,869.026.16 

Total paid policyholders 12,121,121.66 

These figures are impressive and would be even more so 
■were it not for their magnitude, which prevents their 
Ijeing entirely comprehended. For instance the total 
income for the j'ear of 1889. over twenty-nine millions of 



dollars, is too huge to lie appreciated, but its significance 
becomes evident when it is learned that it .amounts to 
nearly cme-fifth of the total income of all the life compa- 
nies. Look for a moment at the summary for the 45year8' 
business. Received from policy-holders in premiums, 
$207,679,689.43 ; premiums for annuities, $15,846,595.06 ; 
Tola! from policyholders, $223,520,284 49 Payments to 
policy-holders and their representatives with assets now 
held as security for policies in force exceeds the amount 
received from policy-holders, $10,871,375.31. Interest, 
rentals, etc., $.52,868,069.94 ; death- losses paid, $.50,040,257- 
60 ; interest and rents exceed death-losses paid. $2,827,- 
812.34. Assets, $105,053,600.96; surplus, $15,600,000.00. 
Wm. H. Beers, the president, has been connected with the 
Co. from its infancy, advancing step by step from clerk to 
cashier, actuary, vice-president, to his present position. 
First vice-president, Henry Tuck ; second vice-president, 
A. H. Welch ; and actuary liulus W. Weeks, have all 
reached; their present positions by advancement step by 
step. With such an administrative staff of officers, the 
company have and are always advancing the interests of 
its policy-holders and when we consider the fact, that the 
amount of its endowment and annuity policies is larger by 
more than forty millions of dollars, its forms of policies 
and the results more satisfactory than any other company, 
it speaks volumes for the executive ability of its officers. 
The New England Branch, located at Boston, Mass., com- 
prising the New England States, excepting Vermont, is 
under the supervision of Major Ben. S. Calef. one of the 
oldest and most prominent life underwriters of Massachu- 
setts, with Hon. D. P. Kingsley — late insurance commis- 
sioner of Colorado — as inspector of agencies. Messrs. 
Crowell & McKellar will be happy to give full and detailed 
information upon application, and will gladlj' furnish the 
actual results of policies which have matured and been 
settled in 1880, and mail communications will be promptly 
and carefully attended to. 



Popular Loans 

are loans to avoid — there is always a better use 
for money. 

A short crisp sentence may not have the whole of 
the truth in it ; but it is likely to carry more of the 
truth to the reader's mind than a circumstantial 
statement. 

Competition for loans in the west results in lend- 
ing too much, and lending too much — we all know 
what that leads to. 

The tvpical Western spirit is one of great cheer- 
fulness. There is no such word as "fail" in the 
local vocabulary. The Westerner promises any- 
thing, mortgages everything. Rate per cent has no 
terrors for him, if only you lend him money enough. 

When a dozen lenders bid' for his loan the one 
that bids most is the one that gets it — perhaps that 
loan is a good one. Keep out of the dozen. 

How ? By looking ahead instead of behind ; by 
seeing the present condition of things at least ; by 
using your eyes instead of \ our ears. The majority, 
even of lenders, lean on others. The current 
opinion,, even of lenders, ir, always late. 

But this is for us, not you. 

For you there is this one maxim : Choose a lender 
you can trust; and trust him. 

We have a primer designed to meet the wants, 
the real wants, not the whims, of a man or woman 
with money to lend — no matter how little or much. 
Shall we send it ? 

The Kansas City Investment Company.. 

Edward E. Holmes, President, Treasurer, and Western Manager, Kansas City. 
Willis G. Myers, Vice-President and Eastern Manager, Portsmouth. 

Kansas City, Missouri. Hartford, Conn. Omaha, Nebraska. Beloit, Kansas.. 

Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Office John Jeffries & Sons, Boston. Toledo. Ohio. Dallas, Texas.. 



INDEX TO BUSINESS NOTICES. 



Dover Five Cents S;iviiigs Bank 32 

DoTe, \ itl-Mi l;iiik 32 

Farnn, - - i ■ liank - 78 

Great IN', liank -13 

Roelie-;.' I .11 ' i I'.aiikingCo f.O 

Savin£s Bank for tlic County of Strafford., as 

Strafford National Bank...r 25 

Somersworth Savings Bank 43 

Boot ami Shoe MnniifaclurerH. 

Berry, J. M. & Co '. 75 

Hanson, F. J. (boot and siioe heels) 75 

Hayes, I. & Sons 81 

Nute, L. M - 53 

Nute, A. &Son8 79 

Rochester Shoe Co 65 

Wallace, Elliott & Co 77 

Wallace, E. G. & E....; 60 

Wentworih, Geo. B. & Co 33 

Woodbury Brothers 34 

Books mill Stationery. 

Smith, C. W 34 

Worcester* Greenfield 67 

Boot and Shoe Dealers. 

Martin, John 51 

Page, W. P 22 

Shaw. Walton R 26 

Winslow.J. H 30 

Contraccora and Builders. 

Monlton. h. B 61 

Rooney &Burnham 25 

Coal and Wood. 

Gandette, A.. 48 

Hayes, David 61 

Mathes, Valentine 26 

Mooney,F.E 82 

Trickey, C. H. A Co .. 18 

Carpet and Furniture Dealers. 

Carter. A. E. & Co 76 

Clark A Aldrich 16 

Jones, G. A. & Co 82 

Morrill. E., Furniture Co 36 

Pattee, H, A 31 

Sanborn, A. V 64 

rriaee and Sleifch Manufncturers. 

Drew. Richard A 36 

Randlett, J. H 20 

Tibbitts, J. P 77 

Wonhen, H. A 21 

Confectionery Itlfrs. and Dealers. 

Berry, Charles H 82 

Davis, C. A 62 

Davis, Edward 61 

Elliott, W. A 82 

Webber, A. H., Mrs 49 

Dentists. 

Garland. Albert _.. 74 

Guttman, J 49 

Hayes, W. W. & E. A. Shorey 22 

Hayes. Fred H 23 

Nichols. J. E 80 

Rowe, Dr 60 

Taskcr, C. W 21 

Young, A. J 18 

Dry and Fancy Goods. 

Bell, William 66 

Dearborn, Thomas H. & Co 16 

Dorr & Hobson 46 

Dumas, John A 47 

Edgerlv, U. E 75 

Frost, P.M.. 82 

Hoyt. Harry M. A Co 63 

Hovt, O. A 62 

Hofmann.A Wolf 68 

Nealley, B. Frank 23 

Parker, A. E 17 

Wimpfheimer & Co . 44 

Drucreists. 

Bl.ike,W. P 76 

Emerson, E. W. A Co 63 

Fall, H. 1". & Co 83 

Plenry. Joseph 65 

Grant, L. E 64 

Ham, P. C 45 

Provenchcr, Z. A Co 46 

Preston, J. W 46 

Roberts & Peavcy 78 

Sanitine Remedy Co.. 73 

Tufts, Charles A 24 

Doors, Sash. Blinds, etc. 

Frost, E. H 28 

Home, S. P. & Co 63 

Meserve, J. H. A Co 63 

Nutter, JohnC 53 



Fish and Oysters. 

Phillips, N. C 62 

Smith A Son 47 

OlaSH Ware anil Cnockery. 

Morrill. W. A 22 

Spurliii, Thomas 18 

Willson. E,T.. 79 

Ncal, W. B 66 

Groceries and Provisions. 

Barker, John H. A Co 79 

Belleville & Daigle 50 

Bickford.J 49 

Blake, Chas. F 47 

chtirbuck, O. Howard 21 

Cllurliuck, O.L 37 

Chicoinc. M. AT. A Co 23 

Downing E. E 80 

Dearborn, H. E 20 

Edgerly, D. E.. 75 

Farwell, Frank E 80 

Fernald, J.E 81 

Gorman, P 27 

Guilmet, Peter 51 

Hurd A Grant 49 

Home, S. C 49 

Hanson, H. M 4li 

Hanson, N. E ai 

Hayes A Hodgdon on 

Henderson. C. T 23 

James A Sons 44 

Killoren. A. A J.- 26 

Knox. Orrin 54 

Le Gro, JohnS 48 

I.eavitt, W. C 31 

Mclntire, John. 19 

Merrow, J. W 31 

Morgan, Thomas 45 

Marin, O 50 

Mellen, Chas. H .'.... 51 

Morrill, J. G. A Co 64 

Nute A Wolcott 22 

Pearl, Frank 80 

Pierce, D. C. M 18 

Roberts. J. Frank 28 

Roy. N. 48 

Sm^ll.M. W.. 82 

Standley. Edwin W 65 

Sleeper. E. V 64 

Spencer, A. B 54 

Tash, E. S. A Co. 24 

Willson, E. T 79 

Harness Manufacturers and Dealers. 

Hartford, James W 28 

Hill, James R. A Co 84 

Peaslee, J. T 17 

Hotels and Restaurants. 

Burnham. S. H 66 

Cascade House 64 

Dodge's Hotel... 61 

Excelsior Dining Rooms (A. E. Ashby) 21 

Great Falls Hotel 44 

Granite State Hotel 48 

Grant's Hotel 53 

Mansion House 66 

Sayward, Geo. W 64 

Strafford House 80 

Wilson House 78 

Hardware. 

Bailey, Geo.W 74 

Foot A Snell 25 

Fernald, J, E 81 

Seavey, J. Herbert 19 

Tibbets. E. A. A Son. 45 

Wallace, F. E. A Co 61 

Beacham, J. H. A Son 61 

Butterfleld. G. F 24 

Crawford, Tolles A Co 35 

Crowell A McKellar 85 

Parshley, A. S 63 

Wendell, D. H 28 

Livery and Sale Stables* 

Canney, H. E 32 

Jenness A Harvev 27 

Locke. J. Wesley 81 

Parker, G. W 17 

Pattee, S. E 60 

Laundries and Dye Houses. 

City Laundry. The (Dan Guilfoyle) 27 

Dover Steam Laundry and Dye House 29 

Rochester Steam Laundry 67 

Lumber and Box lUannfaeturers. 

Converge A Hammond 16 

Home, Jesse R 54 

Jenness, C. W 83 

Waldron, A. F. A H. C 74 



Mi 



el 111 



Beacham, C. S. A Son illcuir and feed) f • 

Boston Five and Ten Cent Store 28. 

Bennett, M. P. (junki 24 J 

Brewster, H. L. (electrician) 18^ 

Chick, Anson (picture fra ing) fiO 

City Employment Bureau 27 

Chesley, F. L. (hatter) 66 

Downing, E. E. (baker) 80 

Dover Navigation Co ]9 . 

Fernald, J. E. & S,,,, . Farmiuijlon Xews).. 76. 

Hus.^ey. F. A. ihiik.ri 47 

Morton, C. 11. ii k l.m.;i i i a3 

Horne,G. W. .V c, ,l„„i,. 26 

Kansas City Iti\. im. i i .. 86 

Lewis,Edwin .\ . i-'i iiacturer) 48 

McDaniel.V. II ..i . : 24 

McUuffee.J i: iii|.| . 1. M h.r) 65 

Pitman, c II '[,\:v.\,-t< 77 

Rackl..vv Vaii. u >.h)rc... 3, 

Eamsdrik A, r I'.nvlnti.ct) 36 

Roberts, 11. \v, .V c o. Igrist-mill) 76 

Stringer, S. (mineral waters) 62 

Tasker, W. H. (u|>holstery) 47 

Millinery and Fancy Goods. 

Rvr.ir' 'llTiv... •iS 

' • I !• ,v Son 19 

: ' ■:' '. . I'aiis 47 

l;..i...M M.A.Mrs 64 

Mi.al.. Jj. ,V. .Mrs 79 

York, E. 11. A Co. Mrs 81 

Man u fact n rers. 

Dover Trunk l.'actorv . 30 

Dover K i-. ■.! M.rliM... Works 34. 

Flandii ,1 - .\ ^.1 . ' :iiiilsolepattems) 79 

Holt ,\ \1. ■',-. 1. ... n t,iiii-i-i 65 

Harriiii III .1 n.. - \^ . ai.ieliiuist) S3 

lli'l-nr (. 'A ... .. iliricks) 26 

Ri" li. -; I I I. uhI Machine Co 68 

Soul., II .11 ii.a.ir) 61 

Sawyvi U,...i<.h .\lilU 29'. 

Wiggin A Stovuns isand paper).. 20 

Williams, I. B. A Sons (tanners).. 35 

Marble and Granite. 

Foye, S. H 29 

George A Langmaid.., 27 

Pride, Thomas A Sou 77 

Pliotostraphers. 

Collins, LA 62 

Drew, A, P 33 

Etter, B 51 

Shackford, Amasa W 78- 

Pnints, Oils, etc. 

Folsom, J. B. A Co 17 

Tibbets, E. A. A Son 45 

Steam and Gas Fitters. 

Bailey, Geo. W 74 

Harriir.an, James W., 53 

Holt A Morrison 65 

Perkins, Walter T 30 

Sewing Machines, Pianos and Orstans. 

Lothrop, D. A Co 39 

White, H. L 16 

Stoves and Furnaces. 

Baty, John 23 

Bailey, Chas. M 6'i 

Bailey, Geo. W 74 

Cooper, Leroy G 67 

Hill, John T 2.'{ 

Hodsdon, Daniel 46 

Thayer, W. F 81 

Tailors and Clothiers. 

Carlton A Bennett. 1 74 

Dover Clothing Co 15 

Duffill,Tho.s. P 44 

Jeneau, A. B. A Co 50 

McClellan. C 20 

Taff, Edw. W 22 

Rines, Walter H 17 

Undertakers and Embalmers. 

Faunce, A. D. A Son 45 

(ilidden, John A 33 

Spencer. A. B 54 

Sanlxjrn, A. V 64,- 

Tibhltts,J. P 77 

Ward, A. N 30- 

Watches and Jewelry. 

Bacon, Chas. E 26 

Folsom, E. W 45 

Hodsdon, Chas. E... 36 

Humphrey, J. M 68 

Lane, Geo. W 77 

Tibbets. R. Frank 63 ■ 

Tilton A Richards 67 

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